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Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has been placed on administrative leave.
Sacramento Kings‘ play-by-play announcer has been placed on administrative leave by Sports 1140 KHTK, the team’s broadcasting partner, following an exchange with former Kings center DeMarcus Cousins on Twitter.
As first reported on Monday by Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, Napear got into a social media altercation with Cousins regarding the Black Lives Matter movement.
The well-known “Voice of the Kings” received backlash for his comments from numerous other former Kings players including Matt Barnes and Chris Webber who each expressed their disagreement with Napear’s statement.