The Sacramento Kings’ organization spent much of the past year forging an alliance with activist groups in the black community whose protests over the Stephon Clark shooting effectively shut down Golden 1 Center twice last March. On Wednesday the Kings hosted a nearly day-long “summit” at Golden 1 to address social justice issues, concluding with a pledge to fund $50,000 worth of scholarships for inner-city youth.
The strength of that alliance could soon be put to the test.
As street protests resumed after District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced she wouldn’t file charges against the two police officers who killed Clark, the Kings were preparing for a Monday night game at Golden 1 against the New York Knicks.