Raptors president Masai Ujiri produced ID before altercation with sheriff, police say, but not proper credentials

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Raptors president Masai Ujiri identified himself to a police officer who was blocking the executive from the on-court celebrations after the Raptors’ historic NBA Finals win last Thursday, police say.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Mr. Ujiri told the deputy he was the team’s president and did present NBA identification, after The Globe and Mail described an eyewitness account of the officer being told that Mr. Ujiri was a Raptors executive, moments before the two became embroiled in a shoving match. But according to police, Mr. Ujiri did not have the specific credentials needed to enter the court.

Guest: Robyn Doolittle

Globe and Mail reporter

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Raptors president Masai Ujiri identified himself to a police officer who was blocking the executive from the on-court celebrations after the Raptors’ historic NBA Finals win last Thursday, police say.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Mr. Ujiri told the deputy he was the team’s president and did present NBA identification, after The Globe and Mail described an eyewitness account of the officer being told that Mr. Ujiri was a Raptors executive, moments before the two became embroiled in a shoving match. But according to police, Mr. Ujiri did not have the specific credentials needed to enter the court.

Guest: Robyn Doolittle

Globe and Mail reporter