6 cops and one unarmed basketball player, do you really need to use ANY weapon against him. Thabo is not being aggressive towards the cops at all.
In reality it is the cops who are pulling and pushing him around. Then for no reason at all the cops uses his baton possibly breaking his leg and ending his season. You can see Thabo limping after he is handcuffed. You can also hear multiple witnesses saying they didn’t do anything wrong.