Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen out to shed ‘soft’ label once and for all

Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen out to shed ‘soft’ label once and for all

A reputation for being soft as an athlete is like getting an ugly tattoo. Both are difficult to remove. Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has a reputation of being soft in the playoffs. He was marked when the New York Knicks pushed him around in the 2023 Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Nothing from the last two years changed that perception Allen suffered a broken rib in the quarterfinal series with the Orlando Magic in 2024, but the Cavaliers ke…