Sacramento said it is looking forward to welcoming back E-40 to its arena in the future.
Both the organization and Stevens, a Golden State Warriors fan, agreed that a misunderstanding led to his removal from a front-row baseline seat during Saturday's series opener between the teams.
"After a series of thoughtful and transparent conversations, both parties agree that there was a miscommunication regarding the circumstances that occurred during the Kings vs. Warriors game on Saturday night," the statement read in part.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. Stevens, in a statement released on Monday, alleged"racial bias" as the reasoning behind his dismissal. Stevens said that after being"subjected to disrespectful heckling" throughout the game, he"turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner" in the fourth quarter prior to his removal.
"Contrary to speculation, Mr. Earl"E-40" Stevens did not stand excessively from his ticketed courtside seat; the outcome resulted from an unfortunate misunderstanding between both parties," the joint statement continued.Get today's sports news out of Los Angeles. Here's the latest on the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, Kings, Galaxy, LAFC, USC, UCLA and more LA teams.
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