MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks center John Henson said Monday that he was racially profiled outside a Wisconsin jewelry store, prompting an apology from the store owner, who said the incident was a misunderstanding.
Henson posted an account of the encounter on Instagram, saying workers at the Whitefish Bay shop where he'd intended to look at a watch locked the door during normal business hours and told him to leave.
Henson, who is black, said he was then questioned by police officers about the vehicle he was driving and what he wanted to purchase. He called the incident "degrading.