<p>Rapper E-40 says &#8220;racial bias&#8221; is to blame for his ejection from an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> playoff game in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Video footage posted to social media showed the rapper, whose real name is Earl Tywone Stevens Sr., <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/e-40-warriors-kings-game-1-17899889.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">standing courtside</a> while speaking with who appeared to be security officials before leaving Golden 1 Center, where the home team Sacramento Kings went on to defeat the Golden State Warriors 126-123 in game one of their first-round matchup.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1647599310534586370" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, E-40 said he was &#8220;subjected to disrespectful heckling,&#8221; and during the fourth quarter, he &#8220;turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Same!!!! I got a vid <a href="https://t.co/OYstXbZb9O">pic.twitter.com/OYstXbZb9O</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jordan (@BabyBoyJord) <a href="https://twitter.com/BabyBoyJord/status/1647454516432994304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The Bay Area rapper, who has also made headlines for his business ventures, <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Bay-Area-rapper-E40-expands-food-empire-17051323.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including an ice cream line</a>, said security personnel approached him shortly afterward, &#8220;assumed&#8221; he &#8220;instigated&#8221; the encounter, and proceeded to kick him out of the arena.</p>
<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; E-40 said.</p>
<p>There are conflicting accounts about what was said between E-40 and security personnel.</p>
<p>Marc Spears, a <a href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marc-spears/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">senior writer for Andscape</a>, cited NBA sources in <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1647656148844310528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeting</a> that security officials &#8220;believed E-40 stood excessively thus blocking the view of fans behind him, refused to comply after a warning was given after many complaints and there was an effort by Kings &amp; Warriors security to escort him out without further distraction.&#8221;</p>
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<p>A source &#8220;close to E-40 says a warning was never given by Golden 1 security for standing excessively,&#8221; Spears <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1647656148844310528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> in another tweet.</p>
<p>E-40 said he was &#8220;absolutely humiliated&#8221; by the King&#8217;s security team and called for an investigation.</p>
<p>The Kings are doing just that.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Sacramento Kings take these claims seriously and are investigating the facts and circumstances regarding the situation, as we do anytime an accusation like this is made,&#8221; the team said in a statement, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36205456/warriors-fan-rapper-e-40-ejected-blames-racial-bias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to ESPN</a>.</p>
<p>E-40 said he is &#8220;truly grateful for my fans and supporters who have reached out to express their concern and disappointment regarding these disheartening circumstances.&#8221; The rapper concluded his statement, saying, &#8220;I hope those involved are held accountable for their behavior.&#8221;</p>

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