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Kings announcer rips ‘new money’ Warriors fans

A Kings broadcaster has cast the first stone in media trash talk for the first-round playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.

Kyle Draper, who does play-by-play commentary for the Kings, appeared on Sacramento sports talk radio show “D-Lo & KC” to discuss the upcoming series. In response to a claim from one of the hosts that Warriors fans were “talking funny,” Draper took a shot at Golden State’s legacy as a franchise.

“Warriors fans are new money, they’re first-generation wealth, fellas,” he said. “You know what I mean? ... They’re not a legacy franchise — I was listening to you guys yesterday — they want to be the Lakers, they want to be the Celtics, they want to get that respect.