Hooped Up

Charges of aggravated battery against Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen were dismissed Tuesday in a Chicago court.

The development came on the second day of a trial stemming from a fight in August 2005 outside a restaurant near downtown Chicago.

“He was pretty happy about the outcome,” Michael Higgins, Allen’s agent, said. “I think this has been dragged out for too long. It’s been a long time coming.”

ESPN