Mural Of Kings’ Omri Casspi Defaced With Swastika

Sacramento police are investigating the vandalism to a mural of Sacramento Kings’ player Omri Casspi as a hate crime, and the mural’s artist says it has been vandalized before.

Passersby said they were caught off guard when they noticed a swastika had been scratched between the Jewish athlete’s eyes on the mural on 16th Street and R Street. It also appeared as though someone had tried to scratch the symbol away.

“It’s weird to think there are people like that still out there,” said Ravina Bhan.

With no surveillance cameras aimed at the mural, police don’t know when the vandalism took place. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, even though the swastika was drawn incorrectly.

“It’s backwards, so he’s a particularly dumb Nazi sympathizer,” said Jewish Community Relations Council member Barry Broad.