He was celebrating his team's best season ever. That's when he ran into the NYPD and broke his leg.
Thabo Sefolosha was getting ready for the NBA playoffs when his season came to an abrupt end."
Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha was celebrating with friends after his team's 96-69 thrashing of the Phoenix Suns when he allegedly suffered a fractured leg after being put in a headlock and thrown to the ground by police outside of a New York City nightclub.
Police claimed that Sefolosha had interfered with efforts to set up a crime scene in the area near where another NBA player had been stabbed."
*Sefolosha's leg injury required surgery, which put an end to his season.
Days later, he released a statement confirming he had sustained injuries from police during his arrest.
The following is a statement from @ThaboSefolosha: pic.twitter.com/BmF8XSohsh— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 14, 2015
The initial reports put out by police claimed that Sefolosha and teammate Pero Antic were asked "six times" to leave the scene of a crime.
One officer claimed that he "observed the defendant Thabo Sefolosha run in an aggressive manner towards the direction of Police Officer Daniel Dongvort," and "Officer Dongvort's back was facing the defendant at the time."
Meanwhile, video and eyewitness reports didn't match what police said:
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