The lawsuit was prompted by a shoving match between the Raptors' president and a northern California sheriff' after the team won the NBA Championship in 2019.

"For me, the blessing [also] is being wanted here and finding a place that makes you happy and finding challenges that really make you grow as a person and this place has made me grow as a person.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office says a Raptors team executive struck an officer after the game in Oakland on Thursday.