{"id":5057,"date":"2026-06-01T04:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/former-sacramento-kings-announcer-grant-napear-reiterates-controversial-message\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T04:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:02:40","slug":"former-sacramento-kings-announcer-grant-napear-reiterates-controversial-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/former-sacramento-kings-announcer-grant-napear-reiterates-controversial-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear reiterates controversial message"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear took to social media Sunday to reiterate a controversial message on the six-year anniversary of the infamous tweet that cost him his television and radio jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/the-sacramento-bee-backs-flojaune-cofer-for-sacramento-county-supervisor-heres-what-to-know-2\/\">The Sacramento Bee backs Flojaune Cofer for Sacramento County Supervisor. Here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In his original tweet on May 31, 2020, Napear responded to a question from former Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, who asked Napear for his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Napear replied: \u201cHey!!!! How are you? Thought you forgot about me. Haven\u2019t heard from you in years. 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Are there really still people that don\u2019t agree with this? I haven\u2019t found many!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge dismissed Napear\u2019s wrongful termination suit against Bonneville in April 2025. Napear returned to Sacramento\u2019s airwaves in September when Fox Sports KSAC hired him to host \u201cThe Grant Napear Show,\u201d but the show was abruptly canceled on May 4. 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