In the aftermath of the release of a video showing the arrest and apparent injury to Hawks guard Thabo Sefolosha, the NBPA is investigating the incident, ESPN reports:
"The players' union is concerned about the circumstances of Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic's arrest and is doing its own investigation of the situation," NBPA spokeswoman Tara Greco said. "The union was fully engaged in supporting all three players in court and in the precinct this week, and will continue to stay engaged as each situation evolves."
The police are facing new questions about their tactics during the incident, as Sefolosha suffered a season-ending broken fibula, which went untreated overnight and into Wednesday as Sefolosha languished in custody.
Sefolosha has hired noted criminal defense attorney Alex Spiro, who told TMZ the video "speaks for itself."
Antic also expressed support for Sefolosha.
"There's a video out that speaks for itself," Antic said Friday. "The only thing I can say is that we feel bad for the bad publicity that we brought to the Hawks organization and the Hawks family."
via NBPA probing police tactics in Thabo Sefolosha's arrest, broken fibula.
The NBA and Hawks also would figure to investigate independently. The video does not address what took place before the arrest, how Sefolosha suffered the injury nor if police offered him medical assistance prior to the arrest.
