Former NBA player Tony Allen, a defensive stalwart who played for the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies, 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.

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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.

Allen played for Memphis from 2011 to 2017. The Celtics drafted him out of Oklahoma State in 2004. He won a championsh

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