An attorney for Bucks guard Sterling Brown says Milwaukee's $400,000 offer to settle Brown's lawsuit against the city over his arrest last year is insufficient because it doesn't include an admission of guilt.
Attorney Mark Thomsen said Wednesday that any settlement would have to include such an admission.
The city's Common Council has given Brown 14 days to accept or decline the settlement offer.
Brown contends in his lawsuit that police used excessive force and targeted him because he is black when they confronted him for parking illegally in a handicapped-accessible spot in January 2018. He was talking with officers while waiting for his citation when the situation escalated. Officers took him down and used a stun gun because he didn't immediately remove his hands from his pockets, as ordered.
AROUND THE HORN
WNBA: Connecticut forward Jonquel Jones is raising money for her native Bahamas after the destruction from Hurricane Dorian. Jones has set up a page on the crowdfunding site GoFundMe , hoping to raise $50,000. She donated $10,000 and the page had just under $20,000 in donations early Thursday.
Skiing: Two-time Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher, the first Alpine skier to win eight overall World Cup titles, is retiring after 12 seasons.
NHL: The Coyotes locked up forward Clayton Keller through the 2027-28 season, signing him to an eight-year contract extension worth more than $56 million. Keller, an all-star last year, Keller, has 37 goals and 77 assists in 167 career games.... Forward Adrian Kempe agreed to a three-year, $6 million deal to stay with the Kings. Kempe had 12 goals and 16 assists in 81 games last season for the Kings,
College basketball: The NCAA has upheld sanctions against BYU's basketball program, which was forced to vacate 47 wins as a result of an improper-benefits case involving former player Nick Emery.
