More than two months after their arrests outside a New York City nightclub, Atlanta Hawks players Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic learned Tuesday when they would get their day in court.
According to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the teammates' trial will begin Sept. 9 in New York.
Both players were charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct, while Sefolosha was charged with resisting arrest and Antic was charged with second-degree harassment, per Vivlamore.
During the arrest, it is alleged Sefolosha suffered a broken right fibula and ligament damage, which knocked him out for the remainder of the 2014-15 season. After the incident, the 31-year-old swingman blamed the arresting officers for his injury, according to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today: "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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Thabo Sefolosha, Pero Antic Trial Date Set for NYC Arrests
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