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Long-time sports writer Peter Vecsey is facing some online backlash after a comment he made about Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Randive.

“Aladdin Ranadive better start increasing the irritation of his questions to (Chris) Mullin and Pete (D’Alessandro),” he tweeted.

Vecsey was then inundated with replies, with many calling the tweet racist.

Ranadive himself posted 24 hours after Vecsey’s tweet, thanking fans for their support and that he was not offended by the remark.

Any critical tweet toward Vecsey resulted in the user being blocked from interacting with him on Twitter.