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‘The privilege of the job I have is to fight for this’: Masai Ujiri hopes good will come from sheriff’s deputy incident

Masai Ujiri has reiterated his desire that his personal torment can lead to a great societal good.

In his first appearance since lawsuits with an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy were dropped early this month, the Raptors president pleaded for something good to come from his personal torment.

“The privilege of the job I have is to fight for this," Ujiri said during an appearance Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” television show.

“They are wrongly accused, there is no body cams, nobody sees what happens, and they are incarcerated or they are accused or they are charged.