The Sacramento Kings scrambled to remove free shirts emblazoned with a purple monkey wearing a crown from the stands after DeMarcus Cousins raised concerns they shirts were racially inappropriate.

Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics players wore T-shirts in pregame warm-ups on March 25,2018 paying tribute to Stephon Clark CBS Sacramento The shooting sparked protests in the California capital.

The Sacramento Kings pulled the plug on a T-shirt giveaway at the last minute Monday night because of concerns within the organization of racial insensitivity.