Former NBA Announcer Sues Sacramento Radio Group for Wrongful Termination

Former NBA Announcer Sues Sacramento Radio Group for Wrongful Termination
Television commentators sit behind glass enclosures beside the court during the Sacramento Kings game against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, on Dec. 15, 2020. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Former NBA announcer Grant Napear, who was fired by Sacramento radio station Sports 1140 KHTK after posting “All Lives Matter” on Twitter, is suing the station’s parent company for wrongful termination.

Napear, the longtime TV voice for the Sacramento Kings, was placed on administrative leave by KHTK last June, just one day after a seemingly random exchange with former Kings star DeMarcus Cousins, who asked on Twitter about the broadcaster’s take on the Black Lives Matter movement.

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