Thursday 28th March 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

Hawks-Kings Game Delayed Due to Prostests

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Fans who were attending Thursday night’s game between the Kings and Hawks in the Golden One Center in Sacramento were met with protests that prevented entry into the arena and led to the start of the game being delayed.

The protests were centered around the recent shooting death of 23-year-old Stephon Clark, who was murdered in his grandparents backyard by Sacramento Police.

Video and audio of the scene was released on Wednesday which sparked protests about the killing.

Here is a view of the scene in front of the Golden One Center Thursday night leading into the game:

Here is what the arena looked like at game time as few people were able to trickle in:

Kings Owner Vivek Ranadive spoke to the fans in the arena and gave his condolences to the Clark family while saying he respected people’s right to protest peacefully and that they would be refunding fans who couldn’t get in the arena.

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