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Swiss-born black NBA player slams alleged police brutality

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Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha (C) was charged with resisting arrest and other crimes during a confrontation with police officers outside a Manhattan nightclub in April (AFP Photo/JEWEL SAMAD)

New York (AFP) - Swiss NBA star Thabo Sefolosha insisted Wednesday that he was targeted with unjustified police violence after an incident outside a night club, at his trial for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Lawyers for the Atlanta Hawks forward, who is black, maintain that New York police officers who arrested him handled him so aggressively that they broke his leg. Police say Sefolosha was belligerent, and that he called an officer a midget.