October 9, 2015
[Editor’s Note: Thabo Sefolosha was found not guilty of misdemeanor charges minutes before the publication of this column.]
Thabo Sefolosha was a victim of police brutality.
The 6’7″ Atlanta Hawks shooting guard was arrested in April of this year for allegedly interfering with an officer after Chris Copeland from the Indiana Pacers was stabbed outside the 1 Oak nightclub in NYC. Pero Antic, a teammate of Sefolosha who was also arrested, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that this was clearly a case of police misuse of power.