Last April, before the Atlanta Hawks started their playoff run, Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic were involved in an incident where they were both arrested outside of a nightclub in New York. The charges against Antic were dropped and Sefolosha was found not guilty.

Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN has reported that Antic has already filed a lawsuit against the police department, and Sefolosha will be right behind him filing his own lawsuit. Via ESPN:

False arrest, unlawful imprisonment, assault, battery, negligence, civil rights violations and malicious prosecution were listed as the claims in Antic’s complaint. Under Antic’s notice of claim, filed last year, $25 million was set as the maximum Antic can recover.

“The NYPD has all but conceded that they falsely and improperly arrested Pero Antic,” Alex Spiro, Antic’s attorney, said. “They will now be held responsible.”

Sefolosha’s suit, which will name the NYPD and other city agencies, will likely include charges of unlawful force, unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution, the source said. Sefolosha’s notice of claim, also filed last year, set $50 million as the ceiling he can be compensated for damages.

Let’s not forget that, due to the police, Sefolosha missed the playoffs for the Hawks because of a broken fibula. To have your season end from an unjust arrest has to be one of the worst feelings. Getting hurt on the court would have been a different story.

Now, Sefolosha and the Hawks are just a couple weeks away to try and make another playoff run.