Vivek Ranadive apologized to Geoff Petrie and his staff for comments he made about them not wanting to remain with the Sacramento Kings when he took control of the franchise in 2013.
“I wanted to sincerely apologize to Geoff Petrie and his team,” Ranadive said. “I meant no disrespect. I have the utmost respect for what they have done for the franchise and what they have accomplished. I fully understand that it’s a huge privilege to own a basketball team, and as chairman of the ownership, the buck stops with me. I accept responsibility for everything. All the mistakes are my mistakes.”
Petrie and his front office offered assistance in the transition.
“I needed somebody to go and actually work out the players,” Ranadive told USA Today. “Nobody wanted to be there. There was no coach (Keith Smart), no GM. Geoff (Petrie) didn’t want to be there. There was nobody there.”
