Thabo Sefolosha was back in New York on Thursday for the first time since being acquitted of resisting arrest in April.
Earlier this week, the Hawks forward said he would sue the NYPD and the officers who broke his ankle and ended his season. He also said he would use his platform as an NBA player to shed light on the issue and enact change.
“Talking with my family my agent and decided that all this has put my career possibly in jeopardy. So in the light of all of this, I think it’s the right thing to do to file a civil lawsuit,’’ said Sefolosha, who missed Thursday’s 112-101 win over the Knicks at the Garden and will sit out back-to-backs to rest that ankle which has yet to recover fully.