Pero Antic Files Civil Suit Against NYPD: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

Former Atlanta Hawks center Pero Antic reportedly has filed a civil suit against the New York Police Department, per ESPN.com's Kevin Arnovitz. Antic's former teammate and current Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha reportedly plans to file a civil suit of his own against the NYPD.

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

Antic and Sefolosha were arrested in April 2015. During the course of his arrest, Sefolosha suffered a broken leg that kept him out of Atlanta's playoff run.

In September, prosecutors dropped a charge of interfering with police operations against Antic, and in October, a jury found Sefolosha not guilty of misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration.

New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board also argued in November that the NYPD had no grounds on which to arrest Sefolosha, per James C. McKinley Jr. of the New York Times:

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A three-member panel found that one officer, JohnPaul Giacona, had been discourteous and had abused his authority when he used profanity and threatened to fight Mr. Sefolosha, after asking him several times to move farther away from the nightclub.

The panel also ruled that Officer Giacona and a second officer, Richard Caster, had abused their authority when they arrested Mr. Sefolosha a few minutes later, a finding that means the officers lacked a valid reason to take him into custody.

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According to Arnovitz, Antic can claim up to $25 million in damages, and should he file his suit, Sefolosha can claim up to $50 million.