Thabo Sefolosha

Basketball Player

Thabo Sefolosha was born in Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland on May 2nd, 1984 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 39, Thabo Sefolosha biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
May 2, 1984
Nationality
Switzerland
Place of Birth
Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Age
39 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Networth
$20 Million
Profession
Basketball Player
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198cm
Weight
98kg
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Thabo Sefolosha Life

Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (born May 2, 1984) is a Swiss professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He has also played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, Atlanta Hawks, and Utah Jazz, in the Turkish Basketball League for the Fenerbahçe, in France for Élan Chalon, in Italy for Angelico Biella, and in Switzerland for Vevey Riviera Basket.

In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play in the NBA, and in 2013, he was labelled the best Swiss basketball player of all-time by Swiss newspaper Freiburger Nachrichten.

Early life

Sefolosha was born in Vevey, Switzerland to Patrick Sefolosha, a black South African musician, and Christine Sefolosha (née Beck), a Swiss artist. In his youth, he has visited and lived in several countries. He speaks French, Italian and English.

Personal life

On April 8, 2015, Sefolosha and teammate Pero Antić were arrested outside a nightclub in New York City for allegedly interfering with police after Chris Copeland of the Indiana Pacers was stabbed in the abdomen following an argument. During the altercation, the NYPD officers broke Sefolosha's right leg, shutting him down for the rest of the season. He underwent surgery on April 16, to repair a fractured tibia and ligament damage.

The prosecution offered Sefolosha a plea bargain, which would have involved a dismissal of the charges after six months, but Sefolosha refused it on September 9, 2015, even though his attorney, Alex Spiro, urged him to take it. Sefolosha said that he wanted to let the case proceed to trial instead; at the same time, charges against Antić were dropped. Sefolosha's court hearing was set on October 5, 2015. On October 9, a Manhattan jury found him not guilty of all three misdemeanor charges: obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. On October 21, 2015, Sefolosha announced he would be suing the city of New York as well as eight police officers for up to $50 million in damages. On April 9, 2017, it was announced Sefolosha had settled with the NYPD for $4 million, a "substantial portion" of which he donated to Gideon's Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating public defenders.

In October 2017, Sefolosha revealed that he saved a woman the previous month from drowning while he and his family were on a rafting trip down the Provo River.

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Thabo Sefolosha Career

Professional career

Sefolosha was invited to play for the junior Swiss national basketball team, and at 17 he began his professional career with Tege Riviera Basket in Switzerland's top domestic league. Sefolosha was invited by a French talent scout to play with Elan Chalon in France's premier pro league.

Sefolosha spent his first year in Chalon-sur-Saône with the junior under-21 team, which traveled with the senior squad. He earned a rotation spot on the senior team in 2002–03, where he played 30 games and averaged 4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.

Sefolosha's senior team, which he helped lead to a third-place finish in the French league, where his team advanced to the playoffs semifinals. He averaged 9.4 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 steal in 30.7 minutes per game during the season.

A labour conflict between Sefolosha and the team arose before he started his fourth season with Elan Chalon. Since Sefolosha's agent and the team president were unable to reach an agreement on a new deal, Sefolosha has joined Italian team Angelico Biella. "I had the opportunity to re-negotiate my deal with the club last season." We were supposed to reach an agreement, but my agent and the president were unable to agree on a deal when they first started talking. They wanted to keep me safe, but they had this offer from Italy at the same time. I knew that playing in Biella was the right thing for my future. Yes, there was a little bit of pain, but in the end it was fine."

The Philadelphia 76ers' Sefolosha was the 13th pick of the 2006 NBA draft and was promptly traded to the Chicago Bulls for the 16th pick (Rodney Carney), as well as cash considerations. Sefolosha was quoted in an article on Bulls.com that "I was certainly surprised (at the draft) when someone came up and said I was the next to be chosen." I thought he'd made a mistake or something. But a few minutes later, he came back and told me that not only was I going to be chosen, but that I was going to be traded to Chicago, which got me excited."

Sefolosha's wingspan and his pro basketball career were two of the Bulls' reasons for his interest in the Bulls, according to head coach Scott Skiles. "Thabo has excellent physical attributes that, frankly, a lot of guys in the league don't have." He's a natural performer with a quick hand, and he captures your interest when you watch him play. It's easy to see that he knows what he's doing out there. You can tell he likes to play defense as well. He's eager to get to it."

ESPN asked several NBA players and executives to rank the summer league players after the NBA summer leagues were over, with Sefolosha scoring high. One of the consultants wrote, "He excelled at just about everything." "Thabo Sefolosha told the Bulls that he'd be able to step in right away and contribute to the team right away."

Sefolosha was traded by the Bulls to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Denver's 2009 first-round draft pick, which Chicago used to draft Taj Gibson, on February 19, 2009. For the 2009–2010 NBA season, Sefolosha was selected to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team.

Sefolosha signed Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey in October 2011, but only for Euroleague matches. His lease had an out-clause that allowed him to return to Oklahoma City at the end of the lockout. During the 2011–12 Euroleague season, he appeared in 7 matches with Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Sefolosha and the Thunder made the NBA Finals in 2012, but the Miami Heat defeated them.

Sefolosha was purchased by the Atlanta Hawks as a result of a sign-and-trade contract, as well as the rights to Giorgos Printezis in exchange for the right to Sofoklis Schortsanitis. He was out for six to eight weeks with a strained right calf. He was barred from the remainder of the regular season after being arrested by members of the New York City Police Department on April 9.

Sefolosha signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on July 18, 2017. Sefolosha sustained a right MCL injury in Utah's 99-88 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on January 12, 2018. He underwent season-ending surgery five days later. He was suspended without compensation for five games for breaching the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Policy, which was posted on April 3, 2018.

Sefolosha signed a one-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 23, 2019.

On March 31, 2021, Sefolosha revealed his retirement from competitive basketball.

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