Atlanta Hawks vet Thabo Sefalosha has finally broken his silence regarding the leg injury sustained at the hands of the NYPD following an arrest for obstructing a crime scene in the aftermath of a stabbing at New York's 1 Oak nightclub last week.
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And Sefalosha did not mince words. He took it right to the NYPD without contrition or hesitation.
“I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to my family and friends, the Hawks organization and my teammates," Sefalosha says in a statement.
"This has been a difficult time for me and I truly appreciate the support I have received from everyone. I am extremely disappointed that I will not be able to join my teammates on the court during the playoffs and apologize to them for any distraction this incident has caused. I will be cheering for them every step of the way and will be diligent in my rehabilitation.
“On advice of counsel, I hope you can appreciate that I cannot discuss the facts of the case. Those questions will be answered by my attorney in a court of law. I will simply say that I am in great pain, have experienced a significant injury and that the injury was caused by the police.”
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Sefalosha is classified as a complaining witness in this incident, and will speak to the city's Internal Affairs unit during the investigation into the police officers' alleged brutality against the Hawks guard.
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