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#pounditWednesday, December 25, 2024

Watch: Kings owner Vivek Ranadive addresses protest, shooting

Vivek Ranadive

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive spoke after his team’s game on Thursday night to address the shooting that led to protests that impacted the team’s game.

Speaking to the limited fans in attendance, Ranadive preached a message of unity, inclusion and making the world and community a better place.

A limited amount of fans attended the team’s 105-90 win over the Atlanta Hawks due to protests over the Stephon Clark shooting. Clark was fatally shot by Sacramento police Sunday night in his grandmother’s backyard. He was under suspicion for possibly breaking a car window, and police believed he was armed when they fired shots at him, though it turned out he was unarmed.

On Thursday, people protested by blocking traffic on the 5 freeway and then banded together outside of Golden 1 Center, which led the team to lockdown the facilities, preventing most fans from being able to attend the game. The Kings moved the game’s start time back by around 20 minutes and eventually issued a statement encouraging fans to return home and stay tuned for refund information.

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