Hip-hop star E-40 attributed his ejection from the world the place Saturday’s NBA playoff sport between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors was performed to “racial bias.”
The rapper, who’s from the San Francisco Bay Area, says he addressed a heckler in “an assertive but polite manner” towards the tip of Game 1 on the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
“Kings security approached me, assumed I instigated the encounter and proceeded to kick me out of the arena,” E-40 stated in a press release Sunday, in response to ESPN.
“Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent. Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”
E-40, whose actual title is Earl Stevens, is thought for hit songs akin to “Tell Me When to Go” and “U And Dat.” The 55-year-old rapper, who’s a Warriors fan, says he acquired “disrespectful heckling” all through the sport.
The Kings stated Sunday they’re “investigating the facts and circumstances regarding the situation, as we do anytime an accusation like this is made.”
Sacramento gained Saturday’s first-round sport, 126-123, to take a 1-0 lead within the best-of-seven sequence. Kings star DeAaron Fox scored 38 factors to guide all gamers.
Game 2 can even happen in Sacramento on Monday evening earlier than the Warriors host Game 3 on Thursday. The Kings ended a 17-year playoff drought this season and are the No. 3 seed within the Western Conference. The Warriors, who gained the NBA Championship final yr, are the No. 6 seed.
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