The NBA has banned Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens for one year from games and team activities after he pushed Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the Finals and used vulgar language to the Raptors point guard.
Stevens has also been fined $500,000.
Warriors minority investor Mark Stevens has been banned for a year and fined $500,000 for his altercation with Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) June 6, 2019
Lowry crashed into the Oracle Arena stands in the fourth quarter of the Warriors' 123-109 loss to Toronto. Stevens, who Lowry didn't even fall on, reached out and shoved the Raptors guard. Lowry also told reporters Thursday that Stevens said to "go f--k yourself."
Kyle Lowry said Warriors investor Mark Stevens said "go f-- yourself" "multiple times" after shoving him during a Game 3 incident.
Lowry said Stevens has no place in this league.— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) June 6, 2019
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NBC News and MSNBC senior media reporter Dylan Byers reported Thursday that Stevens will likely be forced to sell his shares of the team before next season.
🏀 Multiple sources close to the Golden State Warriors tell me Mark Stevens, the minority owner who pushed Kyle Lowry, will likely be forced to sell his shares before the start of next season … #NBAFinals #KyleLowry— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) June 6, 2019
Stevens became a minority owner of the Warriors in 2013.
