Tuskegee University men’s basketball head coach Benjy Taylor has hired prominent civil rights attorney Henry Daniels after being handcuffed and escorted off the court following an HBCU basketball game in Atlanta last week.

The incident happened Jan. 31 after Tuskegee’s Division II team finished a game against Morehouse College. During the postgame handshake, members of Morehouse’s football team reportedly entered the court and began interacting aggressively with Tuskegee players and family members.

Taylor asked two police officers on site to step in and enforce conference security rules that prohibit non-basketball personnel from being on the court during postgame activities. According to Taylor’s legal team, instead of addressing the situation, officers detained Taylor, placed him in handcuffs, and removed him from the court.

Taylor was not charged with any crime. Video of the incident quickly spread online, drawing widespread criticism and sparking questions about how the situation was handled.

Daniels, who is now part of Taylor’s legal team, called the incident humiliating and unnecessary, saying Taylor was treated like a criminal in front of his players, family, and a packed gym despite attempting to de-escalate a tense situation.

The school has not announced any disciplinary action against Taylor, and no explanation has been released detailing why officers chose to detain him instead of addressing the reported security violation on the court.