Al Harrington was stopped by cops outside his Viola Lifestyle office in Hollywood, and he claims race is the reason.
TMZ Sports got the whole thing on video ... you can see the former NBA star talking to cops, getting a ticket, and returning to his (crazy) vehicle.
Of course we wanted to know what the fuss was all about, and asked Al what he did to make he cops stop him.
"Driving while Black."
Get this, the whole thing happened steps away from Harrington's business headquarters. The interaction the police seemed civil.