By Nikos Vaggelis/vaggelis@eurohoops.net
Speaking to “Jutarnji list” while he is in Croatia for the Zadar tournament, Pero Antic spoke about the incident with him and Thabo Sefolosha in a New York nightclub, while both were Atlanta Hawks players, accusing the police about racism and brutality.
“We were in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the NBA nights out are not forbidden. Thabo was out of the car to give a beggar $20 and suddenly the police began to brutally push him. I went out to see what was going on as he weighs just 20 pounds. It was the pure racism that rules America. Thabo is a black man and all the officers were white. I did not want to leave him alone and they arrested me. We never got an explanation for their behavior. Police there is killing people and nothing happens”.