Why is tripping considered dirtier than many other fouls that are actually much harder? There are numerous examples of extremely hard fouls in games (particularly breakaway hard fouls in the back), yet we tend to forget about those plays and those players are not typically tagged with being dirty in the same way that Allen is. Tripping isn’t even very dangerous or violent, it seems like bad sportsmanship, but not sure why it is deemed worse in public opinion than a hard foul at the basket where the fouler is clearly trying to intentionally foul.
My sense is that Allen’s reputation would be a lot different if he were not a white player that looks like a prominent republican politician and went to Duke. Rajon Rondo tried tripping Crowder while Rondo was sitting on the bench and Crowder ran by after making a basket. Yet, people rarely talk about Rondo being a dirty player or bring that incident up everytime he fouls someone.
For right or wrong, Allen’s reputation will forever be that he is dirty, so people are probably a bit hypersensitive about every one of his fouls. Also, other players will take advantage of that by trying to get him to react, knowing that Allen’s reputation will work to their benefit.
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