The Golden State Warriors began their 2023 playoff run with a heartbreaking loss to the Sacramento Kings. The home team narrowly edged out Stephen Curry and Co with the match culminating in a dramatic finish. However, that wasn’t the only upset that the Bay Area faced that night. One of their biggest fans, rapper E-40, was ejected from the arena.

The Bay Area rapper is a long-time supporter of the defending champions. They made sure to have his back Game 2. Steph Curry and Klay Thomspon had the Golden 1 Center echoing to his tunes as a sign of their support.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson stand by E-40

The Warriors seem to have taken E-40’s ejection quite personally. Klay Thomspon was particularly upset with how things transpired. “I love 40. He?s been our biggest supporter for years. I hope they right that ship because he deserves to be there by our bench. In my time knowing him, he?s always been respectful,” said one-half of the Splash brothers.

During warm-ups before Game 2 today, the Warriors would put on the E-40’s music to fire up their troops. Thompson recognized the voice right away and even yelled “Oh yeah, turn that E-40 up”.?

According to a tweet by Kendra Andrews, Stephen Curry put on his dancing boots. He enjoyed his warm-up vibing to the beats of the popular rapper. Entrepreneur and wife of the NBA superstar, Ayesha Curry also showed her support for the Warriors fan. She reacted to the news on her Instagram story and wrote, “Lets goo! Iconic @e40”

Game 2 will be an important battle for Stephen Curry and the Warriors who are 0-1 down in the series. Not just the motivation to win the final consumes them, but tonight they have the cause of playing for E-40. Do you think the defending champions will walk away with a vital road win? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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Why was E-40 ejected in Game 1?

A major controversy erupted after Game 1 due to the ejection of E-40. Like many other times, the Warriors fan sat close to the bench. According to him, the Kings fans would heckle him all night. At one point, he ‘politely’ confronted a fan which caused a disagreement between the parties. The security team would later escort the Bay Area rapper from his seat.

After the situation, the 55-year-old released a statement and feels ‘racial bias’ was the reason he was kicked out. As a franchise, the Sacramento Kings are investigating the situation to understand what truly happened two nights ago.

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In a report by the NBA, a person close to the scene said the rapper was blocking the view of the fans behind and didn’t comply after repeated requests.