The Tony Allen Death Threats

by Jeff Clark on Apr 24, 2009 9:01 AM EDT in Boston Celtics Rumors

Adrian Wojnarowski has some details on the death threats that Tony Allen received.

Nevertheless, the Allen issue is real and a concern. The Celtics were too beaten up to leave him back in Boston, and spare themselves a police state of security for the weekend. Allen, 26, played high school ball at Crane High School in Chicago and still considers the city home. A judge found him not guilty of aggravated assault in April of 2007, a case based on a fight outside a Chicago restaurant two years earlier.

Sources say this issue has nothing to do with that case, that Allen has been a part of a dispute that's gone unresolved for over a year. Friends are worried for him, and so are the Celtics. In fact, one long-time Allen friend was told by a Chicago police officer, a source said, that he would be wise to steer clear of the Celtic this weekend. Considering the source of these threats, no one with knowledge of the issue is dismissing these protection steps as an overreaction.

The Boston Globe's Marc Spears, who broke the story along with Yahoo! Sports on Thursday night, reported that threats had been on Allen when the Celtics visited Chicago on March 17. Yet, Allen stayed back in Boston with an injured thumb and it wasn't until this trip that he returned to his hometown.

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You knew...

…Wojnarowski would be all over this story. Anything that allows him to write moralizing platitudes is his thing. Guy’s a terrible hack whose only interest is in getting outraged at people’s behavior. He has nothing interesting to say about the game itself.

by Ersatz on Apr 24, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions

A good career move for him at this point might be Europe.

by Kuberski33 on Apr 24, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Nevertheless....

Tony Allen needs new friends and new hobbies. Paul Pierce figured it out after his terrible incident. If TA has some macho thing that is of the “they can’t scare me” kind he’s his own worst enemy.
I’m surprised that Doc hasn’t called his number more. I don’t think the Celtics have much confidence in him any more and I trust their judgments.

by Wildblu1 on Apr 24, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions

Disheartening news...

Here’s hoping TA stays in his hotel room all weekend, orders take out, and gets a food taster to boot. It’s gotta be a tough time for him coming back to his hometown and having this crap happen to him…he can’t even visit his family and friends.

The police need to find the guy making the threats…

by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions

what my Brother said

The police need to step up and find this person. I wish Doc would give Tony some more court time to get this off his mind. He’s played great D the limited amount of minutes he’s been in there this series.

Stay safe Tony.

by IowaGuy on Apr 24, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

IowaGuy this sounds like a lot more than some random guy wanting to ‘get’ someone. It’s probably a gang type of situation. Didn’t TA have the reputation when he was drafted of being from a rough background?

by Kuberski33 on Apr 24, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

Are you blaming the victim?

by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Apr 24, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

It definitely seems like some gang-related stuff, not some random lunatic or a betrayed husband. Hopefully he’ll be all right.

by cordobes on Apr 24, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Stupid, Sad, Needless, etc.

Stay safe Tony…
You can take a kid off the streets but you can’t always take the streets out of the kid.

Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk

by mcpu40 on Apr 24, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

we as americans......

Tony my advice is this-USE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! We as americans have the right to bear arms. Get a legal fire arm and aim for the head. People may not agree with this but i have the right to say it. I understand its too much violence in america but when my life is threatened if someone dies it will not be me. Tony man use your head be safe and avoid the situation as much as possible. Be an answer not a problem. P.S. DONT CARRY GUN TO NEW YORK. MAYOR DOOMSDAY AINT PLAYING MAN. GOD BLESS AND STOP THE VIOLENCE UNLESS ITS TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

by the visible ghost on Apr 24, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions