The minority owners of the Sacramento Kings have been engaged in serious conversations about how Vivek Ranadive has run the franchise as chairman.

Ranadive fired Mike Malone last December, hired George Karl as head coach and Vlade Divac as top decision-maker. There was more potential upheaval in the offseason when tension between DeMarcus Cousins and Karl came to light.

The Kings' minority owners are powerless to do anything under the franchise's governing documents unless Ranadive accepts an offer to sell his controlling stake.