One day after Bucks forward John Henson accused the employees of Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers in Whitefish Bay, Wis., of racial profiling, jewelry store owner, John Dixon, headed to Bucks practice and apologized in person. Prior to that, Dixon also told WISN that the misunderstanding is over the vehicle involved and was not due to racial profiling.
The day of the incident, Henson's shared an Instagram post regarding the incident which received national attention after he used social media to explain what happened to him. He stated that he didn't expect for the post to go viral but was pleased it drew attention to the bigger problem and hopes to use it as teaching tool.
In his post, he stated that the employees locked the establishment's door, told him to go away, and called the police.
The 24-year-old Henson, who is starting his fourth season with the Bucks, said he never had been treated in such a manner.
Whitefish Bay Police said it had advised the store to call police if a Red Chevrolet Tahoe like Henson's arrived, after one parked outside the store days earlier raised suspicions that its plates were stolen, according to an ESPN report. The statement also said the store had previously been robbed and had closed down early Friday after repeated suspicious calls about its closing time. Store employees eventually let Henson in the store but asked police officers to stay, but the officers refused and left the area.
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