Tennis Star James Blake Says He Was Once ‘Slammed Into A Wall’ & Handcuffed By A Police Officer Because He ‘Looked Like A Suspect’

etcanada.com:

Tennis star James Blake told Jimmy Fallon he was once “slammed into a wall” by a police officer on Wednesday’s “Tonight Show”.

Blake explained how he was in New York in 2015 for the U.S. Open to do some sponsored appearances when officer James Frascatore ran into him and pushed his head to the pavement with his knee in his back.

The sportsman, who was handcuffed and held in custody for about 10-15 minutes, shared: “They said I looked like a suspect. Turns out the suspect was for a credit card scam they were running, nothing violent, no reason in my opinion to necessarily tackle someone.” RELATED: John Oliver Talks To Jimmy Fallon About His Call To Defund The Police Blake continued, “At that point it’s 2015, there’s still already plenty of