April was an incredibly hectic month for Atlanta’s Thabo Sefolosha. His team were cruising to the Playoffs and everything seemed good. And then he got arrested in New York and because of the arrest, suffered a leg injury that cut his season short.
Sefolosha blamed the NY police for the injury and nearly three months after the incident, Thabo has reaffirmed his finger-pointing at the police and has also talked about his reputation.
“I was injured in the hands of the police, and it took away a lot from my everyday life,” Sefolosha said during an interview at his home. “From being able to help put the kids in bed, going up and down the stairs.
“We are talking about the stress that it has brought to the entire family, you know, my mom and dad in Switzerland, my brothers and sisters, my wife. Also, the damage to my reputation. I’ve had people texting me about what they saw in the newspaper and things like this. Every aspect of my life was affected by something like this, and I think putting light on the aftermath of something like this, I think that’s also something that’s important.”
“I’m looking forward for the truth to come out and for me being able to speak on it, but right now I think it’s not the right time to do it,” he said.
Internal Affairs are investigating the New York Police about the arrest and how it was carried out. But from the tone of Thabo I don’t think he’ll ever be happy about the situation.
