Grant Napear

Grant Napear (born June 18, 1959) is an American radio personality. He most recently hosted The Grant Napear Show, at KHTK Sports 1140 in Sacramento, California and was the play-by-play announcer for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been a guest host on The Jim Rome Show.

"Napear" redirects here. For a similar surname, see Napier (surname). For other uses, see Napier (disambiguation).
Grant Napear
Born (1959-06-18) June 18, 1959
Syosset, New York
OccupationSportscaster
Spouse(s)Starr Napear
ChildrenTwo sons

A section of Napear's radio show was "Grant's Rant", in which he furiously exclaims into the microphone about everyday things that irritate him, such as obese passengers on airplanes, stop lights at freeway on-ramps, and people asking him if he's ready for Christmas during the holidays. "If you don't like that, you don't like NBA basketball” become a household reference among Kings fans, and NBA fans in general.[1]

Early life

Born in Syosset, New York, Napear graduated from Syosset High School in 1977 and earned his academic degree in broadcast journalism from Bowling Green University, where he also played lacrosse[2]

Broadcasting history

Views on race

Napear has been accused of racism by former players for the Sacramento Kings and has come under fire for defending Donald Sterling, the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers banned from the NBA after making racist remarks.[3] On May 31, 2020, after the start of the George Floyd protests, Napear was placed on leave by KHTK after he posted on Twitter with the phrase "All lives matter". Two days later, the station announced that they had fired Napear, and he announced he had resigned from his TV position with the Kings.[4]

Personal

Napear currently lives in El Dorado Hills, California with his wife, Starr Napear, and two sons Trent and Chase. The couple also have additional children from previous marriages. He is on the board of the Future Foundation of Sacramento, a foundation providing college scholarships for disadvantaged youth. He's hosted a benefit golf tournament for the foundation since 1995. During a February 2012 edition of his radio show, Napear told fellow Sacramento broadcaster Walt Gray that he has never had a cup of coffee in his life.


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References
  1. Dwyer, Kelly (2006-04-11). "Words to Watch by". SI.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  2. Riggs, David A. (2008-01-23). "On The Right Track". Fanfare Magazine. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008.
  3. Macias, TJ (2020-06-01). "Ex-Kings call basketball team's announcer a clown, 'closet racist' in Twitter exchange". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. Breton, Marcos (2020-06-02). "Grant Napear out as TV announcer for Sacramento Kings, also done with talk radio show". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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