 Masayu Jiri has been the general manager of the Toronto Raptors since 2013 and that time they've been a perennial playoff power They've also had disappointing playoff exits Well that changed a season ago when they acquired Kawhi Leonard and they rode that wave to an NBA Championship now as his players were celebrating on the court in Oakland Masayu Jiri made his way down to the floor But he had an incident with a police officer Later that officer filed a lawsuit against you Jerry Claimed that Ujiri was the aggressor that he was the victim in the situation said that he suffered injuries to his head his Chin his jaw and his teeth and said that he will continue to suffer Mentally and emotionally as a result of the physical altercation in the incident now and basketball We tend to use the phrase ball don't lie well neither does body cam footage This was released this week footage of the actual incident back in June in Oakland Ujiri pulling out his credential there and he shoved immediately by the police officer who shouts obscenities at him and Then he shoved once again again Ujiri trying to make his way to the floor with his players Here's another look Ujiri there you see circled on the right Approaching the officer and again Shoved he's just trying to make his way to the floor and his face Shoved once again. Here's a statement now that the video has been released This is a statement from from Ujiri quote the video sadly demonstrates How horribly I was treated by a law enforcement officer last year and the midst of my team the Toronto Raptors winning its first world championship Yet unfortunately, I was reminded in that moment that there are some people who will always and only see me as something That is unworthy of respectful engagement and there's only one indisputable reason why that is the case because I am black The statement continues what saddens me most about this ordeal is that the only reason why I am getting the justice I deserve in this moment is because of my success So many of my brothers and sisters haven't had don't have and won't have the same access to resources That assured my justice and that's why black lives matter Nets governor Joe sigh tweeted this out yesterday on the court. We will compete as hell in life. You have our respect Here's more reaction. A lot of just flat out Unkind behavior towards people when they don't really know the truth, right? And I I find it all I find it all very Disheartening and disappointing to be honest those heavy stuff man. It's heavy stuff Obviously, we're all privileged and my side is pretty privileged in his world and You just you just stop and think about, you know, how good we got it because there's There's people who are going to be in that same situation walking down the street who don't have money to fight the case shows while we're You know, we're supportive of the social injustices that are going on right now It shows all we're supporting of the black lives matter It showed why we need to get out there and vote. It's the worst part is that it wasn't unexpected. I'm not surprised at what I saw It's become norm and people in my community man This is what is expected. We expect this and that's that's one of the things that we're trying to get across to The white community in America, you have a black man in a suit is running an MBA franchise With security around him and he gets treated that way I walked on the court without anybody asking me for my credentials. What's the difference between me and the side? I'm white. He's black. This is why we kneel. That's why that phrase and that statement is so important Important and strong words there. That's why we say this is more than a moment. This is a movement This is why the conversation continues and the conversation about social justice and racial equality There on the MBA campus around the country and around the world