"I was definitely hyped," Allen told ESPN. "I had Paul Pierce in my ear telling me, 'Get ready! You stick me every day [in practice]. You should be ready. Let's go! That's Kobe Bryant!'" The No. 25 pick in the 2004 draft was trying to soak everything in and get himself in the right frame of mind for the 54th game of his young NBA career.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former Memphis Grizzlies defensive stalwart Tony Allen, a mainstay from the team's Core Four success era, was arrested on drug charges in Poinsett County, Arkansas, on Wednesday. Allen, 43, faces two charges of drug possession. A car, driven by William Hatton, 33, of Memphis, was stopped on Interstate 555 about 50 miles northwest of Memphis. A report from the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office said a package of leafy substance, later identified as marijuana, was found on Allen. A search of the car found a cigarette box with a powdery substance, later identified as cocaine, according to the report.
Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University, was charged with driving under the influence after being pulled over with a blood alcohol level of 0.128 percent.
