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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man took a coconut cream pie from a grocery bag, grabbed Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson from behind and smacked him in the face with it at a charity event, leading the former NBA star to start swinging and then tackle the man, who was left battered and facing assault charges.The pie wielder and local activist, Sean Thompson, 32, said Thursday that the mayor overreacted, sending him to the hospital for nine stitches before he went to jail.He said he was angry Johnson devoted so much political energy to an arena for the citys basketball team and not to other needs such as education and homelessness.The mayor was greeting people eating at an outdoor charity dinner Wednesday night at Sacramento Charter High School when Thompson pulled Johnson back and shoved the pie in his face, said Johnsons chief of staff, Crystal Strait.There was no throwing of the pie, said Erika Bjork, who works for a professional soccer team in Sacramento and saw the encounter up close. This was a direct assault. It just happened that he had a pie in his hand.Bjork, whose boss is a major donor to Johnson, said the mayor looked shocked and swung at Thompson multiple times, but she didnt see him land any punches.Thompson had red and blue bruises around his right eye when he spoke to The Associated Press in jail.When I threw the pie at him, right at that moment, I shouted at him. I said, You need to better represent me, Thompson said.He said the mayor turned and hit him at least twice and pretty hard. Thompson said he covered his face and started to move away but was quickly surrounded by people and kept taking hits. He couldnt tell who delivered the blows.Thompson said he expected to be tackled by police but was caught off guard when the punches came from the mayor. He said he has no regrets but was surprised to be facing a felony, assaulting a public official.He was held on $100,000 bail and was expected to be formally charged Friday.Johnsons signature achievement in office was getting a $550 million arena built for the Sacramento Kings, which Thompson said took attention away from other issues.Cres Vellucci, who organizes legal support for activists at the National Lawyers Guild in Sacramento, said people in the social justice community are concerned about Thompsons safety and Johnsons physical response.Prosecutors will review the case, including the mayors reaction, after receiving the police reports, likely on Friday, district attorney spokeswoman Shelly Orio said.Vellucci wrote in an email that he met Thompson five years ago and described him as a nonviolent person who participated in some of the first Black Lives Matter protests in Sacramento in 2014 and in Occupy Sacramento rallies before that.Police and Johnsons chief of staff said Thompson was not previously known to the mayor and his staff. In an interview with local TV stations, Thompson said he has interacted with Johnson many times during city meetings for activists and that the mayor often appears disinterested and unengaged in community members concerns.Johnson is well-known for his efforts to revitalize Oak Park, a predominantly African-American neighborhood.Hes a graduate of the high school where the event was held Wednesday and brought it back from the brink of dissolution in the early 2000s by incorporating it in a system of charter schools he founded to help disadvantaged communities.Johnson, who had a long career as an NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns and a brief stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, has about two months left as mayor. He decided not to seek a third term. Drew Butera Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Frank White Jersey . 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NEW ORLEANS -- Despite a heart-wrenching loss on Sunday, Drew Brees is still lighting up the record books at age 37.The veteran quarterbacks 98-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandin Cooks in the third quarter of Sundays 35-34 loss to the Oakland Raiders was the longest offensive play in the 50-year history of the New Orleans Saints.It was also the longest pass of Brees 16-year career.I just felt like we had an opportunity to run by this guy to our left [cornerback Sean Smith] and Brandin got a great release, Brees said. Threw it up to him, and he did the rest. I mean, he looked like Usain Bolt rolling down the sideline there.The previous record for the Saints came all the way back in their first season in 1967 -- a 96-yard pass from Billy Kilmer to Walt Roberts.Yet the day ended on the sour note for New Orleans as rookie kicker Wil Lutz missed a 61 yard field goal with five seconds left in the game to lose it for the Saints.After the game, both Brees and coach Sean Payton lamented the missed opportunities.Obviously we could do without the turnover on the first possesssion, Brees said of a sack-fumble that set up a Raiders field goal.dddddddddddd Completely my fault. I just held on to it too long ... shouldve just punted and moved on. Because obviously thats three points and when you look at the end of the game, that three points matters.Brees four touchdown passes on Sunday gave him a career total of 432, which broke his tie with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for third place on the NFLs all-time touchdown pass list.They both started the day with 428, but Brees touchdown pass to Cooks was his third of the afternoon.Brees is also closing in on Dan Marino for third place on the NFLs all-time passing yardage chart. Brees began the day needing 458 yards to tie Marino with 61,361 yards; Brees ended the day with 423 yards through the air.Brees also became the second quarterback in NFL history with 4,000 career passing yards in Week 1 games, joining Peyton Manning, according to ESPN Stats & Information. ' ' '