Mark Stevens, an investor in the Golden State Warriors has found himself banned from NBA games after shoving Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
According to ESPN, the league released a statement on Thursday and said, “A team representative must be held to the highest possible standard, and the conduct of Golden State Warriors investor Mark Stevens last night was beyond unacceptable and has no place in our league. As the review of this matter continues, Mr. Stevens will not be permitted to attend NBA games.”
Wednesday night, Mark was seated courtside and removed early in the fourth quarter after shoving Lowry, after he crashed into a row of seats trying to stop the ball from going out of bounds.
Prior to the league releasing a statement, the Golden State Warriors said in a statement, “Mr. Stevens’ behavior last night did not reflect the high standards that we hope to exemplify as an organization. We’re extremely disappointed in his actions and, along with Mr. Stevens, offer our sincere apology to Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors organization for this unfortunate misconduct. There is no place for such interaction between fans — or anyone — and players at an NBA game.”
The NBA and the Warriors say a review of the incident is ongoing and Stevens faces sanctions because he is a team executive.
LeBron James also weighed in on the matter and said:
Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26912173/nba-bans-warriors-investor-shoving-lowry
