The Toronto Raptors are standing behind team president Masai Ujiri, who was sued in February by Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputy Alan Strickland, in a claim that Ujiri assaulted Strickland on his way down to the court to celebrate Toronto's win over the Warriors after Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.
In a countersuit filed by Ujiri on Tuesday, body camera footage was released showing that seems to show the altercation being instigated by the officer, and contradicted claims that Ujiri had forcibly assaulted Strickland, leaving him with what the initial lawsuit claimed was "injury to his head, body, health, strength, nervous system, and person, all of which have caused and continue to cause Plaintiff great mental, emotional, psychological, physical, and nervous pain and suffering.