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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNY Cops Break NBA Player’s Leg During Separate Stabbing-Related Scuffle
An NBA player will be forced to sit out the rest of the regular season after the NYPD threw him to the ground during an altercation, causing him numerous injuries.
Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha, along with teammate Pero Antić, were present during a scuffle outside of a Manhattan nightclub earlier this week, in which three people were stabbed. (One of them was fellow NBA player Chris Copeland, suffered minor injuries and apologized publicly for letting the fight get out of hand.)
According to Gothamist, Selosha and Antic were not involved in the stabbing, but police soon arrested them for obstruction after they move[d] a couple of feet away but refuse[d] to clear the area. In a video of the arrest obtained by TMZ, police quickly grabbed Seloshas neck and threw him to the ground, fracturing his tibia and damaging his ligaments. (The police report claims he flailed his arms, twisted his body and kicked his legs. It took four people, according to the complaint, to get him into cuffs. The two men were eventually charged with resisting arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration.
Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said that the team would fully support Selosha: This is a very difficult situation for Thabo and our thoughts and support will be with him during his recovery.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/ny-cops-break-nba-players-leg-during-separate-stabbing-related-scuffle/
Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha, along with teammate Pero Antić, were present during a scuffle outside of a Manhattan nightclub earlier this week, in which three people were stabbed. (One of them was fellow NBA player Chris Copeland, suffered minor injuries and apologized publicly for letting the fight get out of hand.)
According to Gothamist, Selosha and Antic were not involved in the stabbing, but police soon arrested them for obstruction after they move[d] a couple of feet away but refuse[d] to clear the area. In a video of the arrest obtained by TMZ, police quickly grabbed Seloshas neck and threw him to the ground, fracturing his tibia and damaging his ligaments. (The police report claims he flailed his arms, twisted his body and kicked his legs. It took four people, according to the complaint, to get him into cuffs. The two men were eventually charged with resisting arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration.
Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said that the team would fully support Selosha: This is a very difficult situation for Thabo and our thoughts and support will be with him during his recovery.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/ny-cops-break-nba-players-leg-during-separate-stabbing-related-scuffle/
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NY Cops Break NBA Player’s Leg During Separate Stabbing-Related Scuffle (Original Post)
one_voice
Apr 2015
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)1. So, another case of the video lying about about the police report, eh? n/t
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. The cops lied!!!
NO! Now that;s something you never hear of!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Well, that might help the Warriors in the Finals
if it comes to that.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. Ye Olde Resistin' Arrest...
And how does throwing a guy to the ground and breaking his leg help clear the area?
Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)5. Are police reports EVER truthful?
Should they EVER be believed?
msongs
(67,442 posts)6. no and no nt