Masai Ujiri Prevented by police from taking the court moments after the Raptors win the NBA title

[ChevyVanMiller]

 

Maybe this needs to be moved to the PPP board, but can you imagine something like that happening to Brandon Beane moments after the Bills win the Super Bowl? Me either.

 

 

Shawn King - Aug 19th

 

Let me tell you what you are looking at because police have blocked this video from being released for a whole damn year.

The brilliant Black man in the suit is Masai Ujiri - the team President of the Toronto Raptors - and literally the single most respected, in demand leader in sports right now.

His team just won the NBA Championship. They are in Oakland after defeating the Warriors. As he gets ready to walk on to the court to celebrate - and shows his badge - Alameda County Sheriff Alan Strickland then repeatedly shoves the hell out of Masai Ujiri.

BUT GET THIS. He then sues Masai Ujiri and says it was Masai Ujiri who approached him and assaulted him! And, to no surprise, even though they had this body camera footage, the local police backed their officer and lied for him for months on end and went out of their way to make sure nobody saw this footage.

Can you imagine? This was supposed to be the highlight of this man's professional career and he has to deal with this *****? INFURIATING.

[Lurker]

It's maddening.    Just so damn maddening.

 

I hope this video burns Strickland to the ground...

 

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/18/new-video-appears-to-show-alameda-sheriffs-deputy-initiated-scuffle-with-raptors-president-after-warriors-nba-finals-loss/

 

"...In February, Strickland decided to sue Ujiri for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and two counts of negligence, alleging that he had suffered “physical, mental, emotional and economic” injuries in the confrontation’s wake.

 

In a statement Wednesday, sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said the department had closed out its part in the case last July after an investigation that drew on resources from Oakland police and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Kelly distinguished between the public case, which ended with a citation hearing last November, and the private matter of Strickland’s suit against Ujiri.

 

“There’s been a snippet of video released publicly that doesn’t tell the story of the entire investigation,” Kelly said. “That story will have to come out through the process. We stand by our original statements.”

 

Kelly confirmed that Strickland remains employed by the department and said the deputy is on leave recovering from injuries sustained during the incident.

Mastagni Holstedt founder David P. Mastagni told this news organization in June 2019 that, “This is an unprovoked significant hit to the jaw, causing a serious concussion, a temporal mandibular joint injury, a serious jaw injury. The officer is off-work, disabled and wants to get back to work.”

 

 

https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-video-sheriffs-deputy-the-undeniably-initial-aggressor-in-toronto-raptors-shoving-match

 

"But in February, Strickland filed a federal lawsuit against Ujiri, the Raptors, Maple Leaf Entertainment at the NBA alleging Ujiri shoved him so hard on the court that he suffered physical injuries to his head, jaw, chin and teeth.

 

Strickland also filed a workers' compensation claim alleging Ujiri “circumvented” the security checkpoint and then tried to “storm” the court and “hit him in the face and chest with both fists.” 

 

Strickland also claimed Ujiri had a “violent predisposition” and acted with an “evil motive amounting to malice,” according to his suit and workers' compensation claims. 

 

Neither Strickland, who has not been back to work in more than a year,  nor his attorney, David Mastagni, were available for immediate comment. 

 

Even more WTF:

 

"Strickland's past criminal history is also troubling, legal analysts have said.  

 

In March, KTVU broke an exclusive story revealing that in 1994, Strickland was arrested and later convicted of insurance fraud, raising questions about his integrity." 

 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by Lurker

[DrDawkinstein]

 

The cop is a scammer too

Deputy who sued Toronto Raptors president after altercation was convicted of insurance fraud

https://www.ktvu.com/news/deputy-who-sued-toronto-raptors-president-after-altercation-was-convicted-of-insurance-fraud

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Years before he got into an altercation with a Toronto Raptors executive after the team beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals at Oracle Arena, an Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and convicted of insurance fraud.

 

 

But even with all that. The body cam footage, the arena footage, the knowing he is a convicted scammer/liar/fraud, lets see what the Police Department has to say about it...

 

 

Oh, ok.

 

And folks wonder why there are protests demanding police reform.

 

[LeviF]

lol imagine quoting Shawn King aka Talcum X on anything

[apuszczalowski]

i could understand the defence that the security guard could say he didn't see the badge/pass, watching that video you see him taking something out of his pocket but its not clear whats on it. At that point, just apologize and say 'I didn't see his pass and he was trying to walk onto the court that I am told not to let anyone on'. Not everyone knows exactly what every front office executive in the league looks like and he had the pass in the pocket of his coat, he wasn't wearing it where it was visible.

 

What I don't see in the video is where the security guard gets pushed that sends him flying to the ground so hard to cause serious injury. He gets shoved, but the shove doesn't even look as hard as the shoves he gave before it. These are the problems with unions, it doesn't matter how much evidence there is against you in most cases, If your a member they defend you to the death no matter how stupid it makes them look for doing it.

 

I heard something quickly on the news too, I don't know if it was during his first fraud issue thats come out or this time, but theres either photos or videos of him off work due to his injuries where he is out building something swinging a hammer.

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

19 hours ago, apuszczalowski said:

i could understand the defence that the security guard could say he didn't see the badge/pass, watching that video you see him taking something out of his pocket but its not clear whats on it. At that point, just apologize and say 'I didn't see his pass and he was trying to walk onto the court that I am told not to let anyone on'. Not everyone knows exactly what every front office executive in the league looks like and he had the pass in the pocket of his coat, he wasn't wearing it where it was visible.

 

What I don't see in the video is where the security guard gets pushed that sends him flying to the ground so hard to cause serious injury. He gets shoved, but the shove doesn't even look as hard as the shoves he gave before it. These are the problems with unions, it doesn't matter how much evidence there is against you in most cases, If your a member they defend you to the death no matter how stupid it makes them look for doing it.

 

I heard something quickly on the news too, I don't know if it was during his first fraud issue thats come out or this time, but theres either photos or videos of him off work due to his injuries where he is out building something swinging a hammer.

I worked “security” (you gotta see me, it’s pretty funny) at a wrestling tournament a few years ago.  Higher end tourney, lots of teams, a mix of organized chaos, youthful exuberance and pretty intense coaches and parents. 
 

My job per the organizer was to lock down the door, nobody in/out my station, which was the closest door on the hockey rink/field house to food stations and bathroom.  Anyway, it amazed me how many guys tried to beat the system.  They would run late for a match and test security!  They would not want to go all the way around and test security!  Everyone had an excuse, everyone a story, and more then once I had to flex the pipe cleaners to shut it down.  
 

I understanding the kids trying it, and I’m a sucker for kids so more than a few breached security to get to the bathroom.  At one point the organizer came over and gave me the business for letting the kids out, I just told him next time to put me on registration or tossing bags of Fritos.

 

I can’t imagine wtf it would be like in a situation like this.  Seems the league didn’t have a very organized system for getting people where they needed to be. To me it looks like a couple dopey guys butting heads, and the obligatory and perhaps pathetic lawsuit to follow.   Big picture, it’s a shame that Ujiri had this awesome moment at least partially derailed by something so easy to avoid. 

[Gugny]

That cop had this planned.  The way he pushed him (twice) is clearly him begging for Ujiri to punch him in the face.  He wasn't being a cop.  He was being an instigator.  And in the end ... a kitty.  Missing a year from work after being pushed.  Yeah.  That's one tough cop, right there.  Wuss.

[WEATHER DOT COM]

Cops, this is the nth reason people don’t trust cops.

[ChevyVanMiller]

1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:

I worked “security” (you gotta see me, it’s pretty funny) at a wrestling tournament a few years ago.  Higher end tourney, lots of teams, a mix of organized chaos, youthful exuberance and pretty intense coaches and parents. 
 

My job per the organizer was to lock down the door, nobody in/out my station, which was the closest door on the hockey rink/field house to food stations and bathroom.  Anyway, it amazed me how many guys tried to beat the system.  They would run late for a match and test security!  They would not want to go all the way around and test security!  Everyone had an excuse, everyone a story, and more then once I had to flex the pipe cleaners to shut it down.  
 

I understanding the kids trying it, and I’m a sucker for kids so more than a few breached security to get to the bathroom.  At one point the organizer came over and gave me the business for letting the kids out, I just told him next time to put me on registration or tossing bags of Fritos.

 

I can’t imagine wtf it would be like in a situation like this.  Seems the league didn’t have a very organized system for getting people where they needed to be. To me it looks like a couple dopey guys butting heads, and the obligatory and perhaps pathetic lawsuit to follow.   Big picture, it’s a shame that Ujiri had this awesome moment at least partially derailed by something so easy to avoid. 

Couple of dopey guys butting heads? One is the President of the Toronto Raptors, whose team had just won the NBA Championship, who was trying to take his rightful place to celebrate with his players on the court. The other was a clueless security person, who couldn't imagine a well-dressed black man being an NBA upper executive and actually shoved him twice to prevent him from gaining access to the court. Sheesh...

Edited August 22, 2020 by ChevyVanMiller

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

5 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Couple of dopey guys butting heads? One is the President of the Toronto Raptors, whose team had just won the NBA Championship, who was trying to take his rightful place to celebrate with his players on the court. The other was a clueless security person, who couldn't imagine a well-dressed black man being an NBA upper executive and actually shoved him twice to prevent him from gaining access to the court. Sheesh...

If the security guy knew the other guy was “the President of the Toronto Raptors, whose team had just won the NBA Championship, who was trying to take his rightful place to celebrate with his players on the court“ and just wanted to mess with him, we agree. 
 

If he didn’t, it seems to me he was security doing security $&@$, though in a pretty dopey way.  Being a “well dressed black man” really has nothing to do with it if he had no idea who the guy was.   It appeared to me they were both shoving each other for a bit, which is the dopey part imo.

 

It appeared  to be a series of unfortunate events...poor planning by NBA (all the key players should be identified and a process to get them on the court established in advance),  the prez with his badge in his pocket where no one could see it, then understandably trying to rush through security, and the security guard blocking the wrong guy at the wrong time.

 

 

 

[KD in CA]

6 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Couple of dopey guys butting heads? One is the President of the Toronto Raptors, whose team had just won the NBA Championship, who was trying to take his rightful place to celebrate with his players on the court. The other was a clueless security person, who couldn't imagine a well-dressed black man being an NBA upper executive and actually shoved him twice to prevent him from gaining access to the court. Sheesh...

 

That's what it looks like to me.  The exec had plenty of time to take out his badge and have it ready to show and could have avoided the incident by doing so.  Instead he acted like a big shot and tried to just brush past security.  The security guard reacted like a jerk and escalated it unnecessarily.

 

But thanks for the super refreshing 'racism' take.  I'm sure a guy who works security for the NBA has never seen a black guy in a suit before.  

[Mark Vader]

Maybe he is also a pissed off Warriors fan?

[Sig1Hunter]

 Is life better when you are “outraged”?

 

I echo above sentiments. Based on this video, looks like a couple boneheads in a power pissing match. Something to be outraged over? Hardly.
 

And, LOL at Shaun King. I’m actually surprised I read past his name. 

[Gugny]

14 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:

 Is life better when you are “outraged”?

 

I echo above sentiments. Based on this video, looks like a couple boneheads in a power pissing match. Something to be outraged over? Hardly.
 

And, LOL at Shaun King. I’m actually surprised I read past his name. 

 

I tend to agree with a lot of what you post, Sig.  This one, though ... I cannot.

 

What did Ujiri do that was boneheaded.  He calmly walked toward the court, calmly reached in to show his credentials, then was pushed twice before defending himself.

 

If those were all of the details, I'd characterize it as ONE bonehead and Ujiri.  No outrage warranted.

 

When the bonehead is also a cop?  I'm not gonna say anyone should be outraged, per se.  But it's a much different story.  

 

That guy is not a police officer.  He's a pig.

[Sig1Hunter]

6 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I tend to agree with a lot of what you post, Sig.  This one, though ... I cannot.

 

What did Ujiri do that was boneheaded.  He calmly walked toward the court, calmly reached in to show his credentials, then was pushed twice before defending himself.

 

If those were all of the details, I'd characterize it as ONE bonehead and Ujiri.  No outrage warranted.

 

When the bonehead is also a cop?  I'm not gonna say anyone should be outraged, per se.  But it's a much different story.  

 

That guy is not a police officer.  He's a pig.

When you watch the “aerial” footage, you see him try to push by the cop before the cop could even get a look at his credentials. Thats where he was boneheaded in this incident, IMO. When he tried to push by the cop, it looks like thats when the cop pushes back.

[Gugny]

4 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:

When you watch the “aerial” footage, you see him try to push by the cop before the cop could even get a look at his credentials. Thats where he was boneheaded in this incident, IMO. When he tried to push by the cop, it looks like thats when the cop pushes back.

 

I just looked again and I simply don't see it that way.  I see a pig eyeing down his payday and trying to set up a lawsuit.

[KD in CA]

35 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:

 Is life better when you are “outraged”?

 

I can't imagine, but for so many people it appears to be what they do to deal with either the boredom or the frustration of ordinary life.

[Sig1Hunter]

3 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I just looked again and I simply don't see it that way.  I see a pig eyeing down his payday and trying to set up a lawsuit.

Eh, maybe? You think he sees this as an opportunity to set this guy up in front of an arena with 15000 witnesses, with a lot of them recording footage? He’s the biggest dummy on Earth, if thats the case. Maybe he is, I guess..

[Gugny]

3 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:

Eh, maybe? You think he sees this as an opportunity to set this guy up in front of an arena with 15000 witnesses, with a lot of them recording footage? He’s the biggest dummy on Earth, if thats the case. Maybe he is, I guess..

 

Given his past and also given the fact that he's not returned to work after such a heinous, brutal, savage assault at the hands of Ujiri, I am confident that he's just a moron looking to get rich without working for it.

[Sig1Hunter]

Just now, Gugny said:

 

Given his past and also given the fact that he's not returned to work after such a heinous, brutal, savage assault at the hands of Ujiri, I am confident that he's just a moron looking to get rich without working for it.

Well, given that he was at an NBA game and couldnt even have paid attention enough to flop, I think that part of it was likely hatched after the fact.