The Sacramento Kings and a Bay Area hip-hop star who alleged "racial bias" for being kicked out of a playoff game said the situation resulted from an "unfortunate misunderstanding." The rapper E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, and the team put out a joint statement on Wednesday explaining what led to E-40 being ejected from the Golden 1 Center during Game 1 of a playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. "After a series of thoughtful and transparent conversations, both parties agree that there was a miscommunication regarding circumstances that occurred during the Kings vs. Warriors game on Saturday night," the statement said.