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January 11th, 2007 Allen Tears ACL & MCL, Out 6 Months

Tony Allen

Celtics guard Tony Allen took an awkward fall in last night’s game vs. Indiana off a dunk attempt. He fell to the ground, clutching his left knee, and he needed to be carried to the locker room. Allen was taken to the hospital, along with Celtics forward Brian Scalabrine, to get it checked out.

Allen was diagnosed with a torn ACL and MCL, and it is expected to be out for approximately 6 months. This is just an incredibly unfortunate thing to have happen to Tony Allen. To make it even worse, today is his birthday. Well… happy 25th, eh?

Tony Allen was playing phenomenal basketball on both ends of the floor, and most would agree that he has consistently been our best player on the floor for a month straight. Allen played in 33 games this year, averaging career highs in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and minutes per game. In those 33 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 51% from the floor. As a starter, 18 games, Allen was phenomenal, averaging 16.4 points 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. In the last 7 games he played this season, he had 6 games scoring 20 or more points, and in the 7th game (last night) he scored 19.

Allen means so much to this team. He’s our best slasher, he’s our best defensive player, and he’s our emotional energizer. Basketball is secondary right now, however, and I wish the best of luck to one of my favorite Celtics on his recovery.

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