The police chief in the Midwestern US city of Milwaukee apologised on Wednesday for the tasing and arrest of a black professional basketball player over a parking violation, as his department released video of the incident.

Chief Alfonso Morales said disciplinary action had been taken against the officers involved in the January arrest of Sterling Brown, who plays for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.

It is the latest case to highlight the fraught relationship between black communities and law enforcement across the US.

In Milwaukee, there have been several recent protests over controversial police interactions with black people – including the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old in 2016.

The newly-released body cam footage of Brown’s arrest shows him initially detained by one officer for parking in a handicapped zone at around 2:00 am on January 26.