Thabo Sefolosha
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NBA swingman Thabo Sefolosha gained international notoriety when his wrongful arrest at the hands of the NYPD caused him to break his leg and miss the NBA playoffs. Sefolosha won a $4 million settlement with the city, and he used a large portion of those funds to support an organization that fund public defenders, called Gideon’s Promise.
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It’s a credit to Sefolosha that something good could come out of such an ugly event. The wrongful arrest stemmed from an incident outside a nightclub that left Indiana Pacers forward stabbed. Sefolosha was an innocent bystander in the event.
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