Back to the NBA Newsfeed

Sefolosha urges punishment for NY officers who broke his leg

View photo

Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha (C) leaves the courthouse after attending his trial in New York on October 7, 2015 (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)

New York (AFP) - Swiss NBA player Thabo Sefolosha has called for the police officers involved in the incident which left him with a broken leg to be punished following his acquittal earlier this month for resisting arrest.

The 31-year-old Atlanta Hawks forward, who has already announced plans to sue the New York Police Department, told GQ magazine in an interview he wanted the officers responsible for his injury to face "consequences.