Los Angeles Clippers security guard Terance Mann, right, loses control of the ball while under pressure from Sterling Brown, the striker, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Friday, April 9, 2021 the Houston Rockets. The Clippers won 126-109.
Houston Rockets forward Sterling Brown, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Friday, April 9, 2021.
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) – The Houston Rockets say security guard Sterling Brown was attacked by unknown people after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night and suffered cuts to the face.
Brown didn’t play the Heat on Monday, though the team said it was due to a recent knee injury that kept him away for a total of five games, rather than the altercation.
“Sterling Brown was attacked last night,” the Rockets announced in a statement released on Monday evening. “He had no prior knowledge or interaction with the attackers. He suffered facial injuries but will recover fully. “
The team did not reveal any further details. It was not immediately known whether incident reports had been filed with the police.
The NBA said it is collecting information about the incident and hoping Brown makes a full recovery.
Brown sued officers in Milwaukee after he was brought to the ground, shocked with a taser, and arrested during a parking violation-related encounter with police in 2018. In that lawsuit, he alleged that police used excessive force and targeted him for being black.
Brown illegally parked in a disabled location outside a shop and spoke to a group of officers while waiting for his quote as the situation escalated. He did not immediately remove his hands from his pockets as instructed, and the officers used a stun gun. Brown and the city reached an agreement in which he would receive $ 750,000 plus an admission from the city that his civil rights were violated.
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