Thabo Sefolosha refuses plea deal in scuffle with NYC police

A Manhattan judge said that Thabo Sefolosha's jury trial to contest charges of resisting arrest will begin Oct. 5, after the Atlanta Hawks forward rejected an offer Wednesday for a conditional dismissal.

Sefolosha and then-Hawks teammate Pero Antic were arrested in Manhattan in the early hours of April 8 for interfering with the establishment of a crime scene after the stabbing of then-Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland outside a nightclub.

Sefolosha, who was also charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, suffered a broken right fibula and ligament damage at the scene of the arrest.