That should be a permanent ban from all NBA games.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26912173/warriors-disappointed-investor-lowry-push
The Golden State Warriors issued a statement Thursday condemning the action of team investor Mark Stevens for his shove of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
"Mr. Stevens' behavior last night did not reflect the high standards that we hope to exemplify as an organization," the Warriors said in the statement. "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 Warriors said Stevens, who is listed as a member of the Warriors' executive board in the team's media guide, will not attend any of the remaining NBA Finals games and that a review of the incident was ongoing.
Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 after the Raptors' 123-109 victory on Wednesday. The Warriors host Game 4 on Friday night (9 p.m. ET, ABC).
Stevens, who was seated courtside Wednesday night, was ejected early in the fourth quarter for shoving Lowry after the guard crashed into a row of seats while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds.
It happened not far from where Warriors owner Joe Lacob was sitting.
Lowry knocked the ball into a referee and landed in the lap of one male fan, who appeared to grab Lowry's jersey with two hands. A woman who was standing nearby patted Lowry on his back. At the same time, Stevens, who was sitting down, extended his left arm and gave Lowry a hard shove to his left shoulder.
"There's no place for that,'' Lowry told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt after the game. "He had no reason to touch me. He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me. There's no place for people like that in our league. Hopefully, he never comes back to an NBA game."
Lowry got up and complained to officials, who ejected the fan from the game. Lowry told The Associated Press the fan repeatedly cursed at him, and Lowry said he had spoken to the NBA about the incident before exiting Oracle Arena.
After the game, Lowry told ESPN that the fan who pushed him should be banned "forever" from NBA games.
"The fans have a place; we love our fans," Lowry said. "But fans like that shouldn't be allowed to be in there, because it's not right. I can't do nothing to protect myself. But the league does a good job, and hopefully they ban him from all NBA games forever."
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26912173/warriors-disappointed-investor-lowry-push
The Golden State Warriors issued a statement Thursday condemning the action of team investor Mark Stevens for his shove of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
"Mr. Stevens' behavior last night did not reflect the high standards that we hope to exemplify as an organization," the Warriors said in the statement. "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 Warriors said Stevens, who is listed as a member of the Warriors' executive board in the team's media guide, will not attend any of the remaining NBA Finals games and that a review of the incident was ongoing.
Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 after the Raptors' 123-109 victory on Wednesday. The Warriors host Game 4 on Friday night (9 p.m. ET, ABC).
Stevens, who was seated courtside Wednesday night, was ejected early in the fourth quarter for shoving Lowry after the guard crashed into a row of seats while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds.
It happened not far from where Warriors owner Joe Lacob was sitting.
Lowry knocked the ball into a referee and landed in the lap of one male fan, who appeared to grab Lowry's jersey with two hands. A woman who was standing nearby patted Lowry on his back. At the same time, Stevens, who was sitting down, extended his left arm and gave Lowry a hard shove to his left shoulder.
"There's no place for that,'' Lowry told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt after the game. "He had no reason to touch me. He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me. There's no place for people like that in our league. Hopefully, he never comes back to an NBA game."
Lowry got up and complained to officials, who ejected the fan from the game. Lowry told The Associated Press the fan repeatedly cursed at him, and Lowry said he had spoken to the NBA about the incident before exiting Oracle Arena.
After the game, Lowry told ESPN that the fan who pushed him should be banned "forever" from NBA games.
"The fans have a place; we love our fans," Lowry said. "But fans like that shouldn't be allowed to be in there, because it's not right. I can't do nothing to protect myself. But the league does a good job, and hopefully they ban him from all NBA games forever."
