Rockets forward Thabo Sefolosha is among the athletes speaking out against police brutality and racism in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, which occurred five years after the NBA veteran's own experience with excessive force.
During an interview with CNN, Sefolosha, a native of Switzerland, described being attacked by New York City police officers when they arrested him in 2015 and how "he could see himself" in Floyd–a 46-year-old black man who was killed in Minneapolis last week after being violently apprehended by police.
"I think every black man in America, in my opinion, from the 14 years I've lived here, can feel that way," Sefolosha said.