1:25 p.m.Milwaukee’s mayor says he hopes the relationship between police and residents can improve in the wake of an excessive force lawsuit filed by Milwaukee Bucks
player Sterling Brown.Mayor Tom Barrett released a statement Tuesday saying he’s hopeful that the NBA player’s arrest over a parking violation and the subsequent lawsuit ”will be
a turning point.”The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court . It accuses Milwaukee police officers of discriminating against Brown because he’s black.Officers detained Brown at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 26 because he was double-parked in a handicap spot outside a Walgreens.Officers swarmed Brown and used a stun gun after taking him down because he didn’t immediately remove his hands from his pockets as ordered. Brown wasn’t
charged.—12:30 p.m.Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is accusing Milwaukee police officers of discriminating against him because he is black when they used a stun gun during
his arrest for a parking violation.A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court says officers could have simply issued a citation instead of ”unlawfully discriminating against Mr. Brown on the
basis of his race.”Officers detained Brown at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 26 because he was double-parked in a handicap spot outside a Walgreens. Officers swarmed Brown and
took him down because he didn’t immediately remove his hands from his pockets as
ordered.The lawsuit accuses police of unlawful arrest and using excessive force. Brown has not been charged.—11:15 a.m.The attorney for Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown says police officers violated his client’s constitutional rights when they ”set up John Ross Jersey , circled and then attacked” him outside a Walgreens store in January.Attorney Mark Thomsen spoke at a news conference Tuesday morning outside City Hall, shortly after filing a federal lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee and
its police department. Thomsen urged city leaders to acknowledge that Brown’s
constitutional rights were violated and approve their claim.Brown was accused of a parking violation outside the drug store. Police videos show Brown remained calm and did not resist, yet the situation escalated,
officers surrounded him and one used a stun gun on him. Thomsen says the city’s
policies don’t prevent such conduct by police who arrested Brown that day.Brown was not charged following his arrest. The police chief has apologized for his officers’ actions.—10:55 a.m.A federal lawsuit against Milwaukee police alleges officers tried to reframe what happened when they used a stun gun during the arrest of Bucks’ player
Sterling Brown after a parking violation in January.The lawsuit Brown filed Tuesday says a group of officers instructed a colleague writing an incident report to describe the basketball player as
resisting and obstructing them. Videos released by police and obtained by
WISN-TV show Brown never threatened the officers and appeared calm while he
waited for a parking citation.One officer involved in the arrest later sent a tweet mocking Brown, saying, ”Nice meeting Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks at work this morning!”Brown wasn’t charged with anything.The lawsuit naming the city, police chief, and eight officers alleges excessive force and unlawful arrest.—10:12 a.m.Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is suing the city and its police department because officers used a stun gun on him during his arrest for a
parking violation in January.Brown’s attorney Mark Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court Tuesday alleging excessive force and unlawful arrest.Brown had been talking with officers while waiting for a citation for illegally parking in a disabled spot outside a Walgreens. Officers swarmed Brown
and took him down because he didn’t immediately remove his hands from his
pockets as ordered.Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Brown last month when body-camera video of the arrest was released. Brown wasn’t charged and three officers were
disciplined, with suspensions ranging from two to 15 days.Eight other officers are undergoing remedial training in professional communications.DeMarcus Cousins will be ready to play at some point this season.And when he is, the two-time defending NBA champions will be waiting.Adding a fifth All-Star to their already glitzy lineup, the Golden State Warriors have come to terms with Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million deal – not
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of anonymity because nothing can yet be signed.”5 All-Stars on 1 team…. wow,” Charlotte’s Frank Kaminsky wrote on Twitter.Indeed, that is the case for the Warriors, who will be adding Cousins to a lineup that includes All-Stars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and
Draymond Green, as well as a former NBA Finals MVP in Andre Iguodala.The Warriors, predictably, were thrilled by a move that gives them a player who averaged 25.2 points last season before getting hurt and has averaged 21.5
points and 11 rebounds for his career.”The 3rd splash Brother,” Curry tweeted.The rest of the league, they didn’t seem so thrilled.Philadelphia’s Richaun Holmes mused on Twitter if the NBA could veto the signing Jose Altuve Jersey , much in the way then-Commissioner David Stern blocked a Chris Paul trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011. And New York’s
Enes Kanter couldn’t resist poking some fun at the league’s current
commissioner.”Adam Silver has agreed to a Mid Level Extension with the Golden State, league sources tell ME,” Kanter wrote.The Warriors lost center JaVale McGee to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday as part of the flurry of moves on Day 1 of free agency, and it
took general manager Bob Myers less than a full day to replace McGee with
Cousins.The Lakers kept the moves going Monday, adding Rajon Rondo – once a playoff rival of James, and now someone who will be giving him the ball.A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to AP that Rondo had agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Lakers for $9 million. Like Cousins,
Rondo was part of the New Orleans Pelicans last season. To help replace the
Cousins void, the Pelicans agreed to a two-year deal worth about $18 million
with former Lakers big man Julius Randle, who will now pair with his fellow
Kentucky product Anthony Davis in the New Orleans frontcourt.So in less than 24 hours, not only did the Lakers lure James out of Cleveland, but they added two players who were longtime antagonists in his
annual quest to win the Eastern Conference, first by agreeing to a deal with
Lance Stephenson on Sunday night and then moving Monday to convince Rondo to
join what will be his sixth different NBA franchise.James is back on vacation while the Lakers are busy building a roster around him.”For him Niles Paul Jersey , it’s just business as usual,” former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant said of James during a Monday appearance on ESPN’s ”The Jump.”
”He’ll come to work. He’ll work hard every single day. I’m really excited for
our young players, because they get a chance to watch him work up close and so I
think that speeds up their learning curve. … I think it’s just important for
`Bron just to be himself and continue doing what he’s been doing.”After just over $1 billion in new contracts were agreed upon starting late Saturday night and through the official first day of free agency Sunday – with
James going to the Lakers, Durant staying in Golden State, Chris Paul staying in
Houston and Paul George staying in Oklahoma City, among other news – the dollar
figures cooled off a bit for Day 2.The intrigue didn’t stop, especially when the Warriors landed Cousins – basically with the money that Durant didn’t take by structuring his deal as a
two-year deal with an option year.”Got to Love the NBA,” Orlando’s Wesley Iwundu tweeted.Also Monday, Derrick Favors agreed on a $36 million, two-year deal to stay with the Utah Jazz. Upon hearing that news, his teammates Donovan Mitchell and
Rudy Gobert reacted by quickly posting similar requests on Twitter – that being
that Favors finally grabs a dinner check.He can do that now, and then some.JJ Redick is back with the Philadelphia 76ers Jason Witten Jersey , agreeing to a one-year deal worth about $12 million. Redick averaged 17.1 points and shot 42 percent from 3-point range last
season with Philadelphia, when he made $23 million.With James out of the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia believes it can make a run at getting to the NBA Finals. So does Boston – which, coincidentally, gave
away the No. 9 jersey that Rondo used to wear there Monday by completing the
long-expected signing of Brad Wanamaker, a guard who comes to Boston after
spending the last seven seasons in Europe.Wanamaker played his college ball at Pitt, and is coming off being selected MVP of this year’s Turkish League finals.Anthony Tolliver changed teams again, this time going back to one of his former stops – Minnesota, which will sign him to a one-year deal worth $5.75
million. Tolliver has played for nine different franchises, and spent last
season with Detroit.The Pistons added Jose Calderon, who will reunite with his former coach Dwane Casey. Calderon signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum of about $2.4
million. Calderon was with James in Cleveland last season.So he’s leaving Cleveland – and so is the massive banner showing James and bearing the phrase ”We Are All Witnesses.” The 10-story banner in downtown
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