Tuskegee basketball coach who was handcuffed by police after game files $1m lawsuit

• Benjy Taylor is suing Morehouse, two campus officers

• Incident came after dispute over taunts, handshake line

Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor filed a lawsuit against Morehouse College and two campus police officers on Friday, claiming he suffered emotional and physical harm when he was handcuffed and escorted off the court on 31 January.

“He has suffered financial harm, reputational harm, emotional harm as well as physical damages,” Harry Daniels, one of Taylor’s attorneys, told the Associated Press.