{"id":21603,"date":"2019-06-06T12:50:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21603"},"modified":"2019-06-27T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T16:13:11","slug":"kyle-lowry-shoved-by-golden-state-warriors-part-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/06\/kyle-lowry-shoved-by-golden-state-warriors-part-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Lowry Shoved by Golden State Warriors Part Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Lowry<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<\/a> was shoved by a <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> fan after falling out of bounds in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Now, it has come to light that the &#8220;fan&#8221; is actually a part owner of the team.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Golden State Warriors Part Owner Shoves Kyle Lowry<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Lowry went flying into the stands rushing to get a loose ball early in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. While getting up, a fan on his left side gave him a shove. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/scoop-warriors-fan-who-shoved-raptors-player-is-a-part-owner-5e2a1ded-9f3a-4ca0-9f52-3a008b644284.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_content=1100&amp;fbclid=IwAR3reCkNRxTVfDvVCCoYr0D3VA8dsCOdN_v-9RkJEvN6qqQVZGc529fH5WI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported Thursday morning<\/a> that the fan that shoved Lowry was actually part-owner of the Warriors, Mark Stevens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans have a place. We love our fans. But fans like that shouldn\u2019t be allowed to be in there. It\u2019s not right. I can\u2019t do nothing to protect myself,&#8221;\u00a0Lowry told ESPN\u2019s Scott Van Pelt after the contest. \u201cThe league does a good job, and hopefully they ban him from all NBA games forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DG1c9-pr_3U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stevens was ejected from the contest and, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1136669952734162946\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Shams Charania<\/a>, will not attend any of the remaining NBA Finals games.<\/p>\n<p>According to the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/scoop-warriors-fan-who-shoved-raptors-player-is-a-part-owner-5e2a1ded-9f3a-4ca0-9f52-3a008b644284.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_content=1100&amp;fbclid=IwAR3reCkNRxTVfDvVCCoYr0D3VA8dsCOdN_v-9RkJEvN6qqQVZGc529fH5WI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report by Axios<\/a>, both the Warriors and the NBA are investigating the incident.\u00a0Stevens joined the Warriors&#8217; ownership group in 2013 when a former Warriors owner bought a stake in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/sacramento-kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lowry did at least get the last laugh, as his <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/06\/05\/nba-finals-game-3-recap-toronto-raptors-golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors toppled the Warriors 123-109<\/a>, despite <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>47-point explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Lowry had one of the best playoff games of his career during his first Finals visit to Oracle Arena. The veteran point guard scored 23 points on 8-for-16 shooting, drilling five triples in the process. He also racked up 9 assists and 4 rebounds in the victory.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>UPDATES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Golden State Warriors and the NBPA issued the following statements on the incident. Stevens was subsequently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/warriors-part-owner-fined-banned_n_5cf983d9e4b006ad194e6481\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banned from all NBA games for a year and fined $500,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The man who shoved Kyle Lowry hard in the shoulder after Lowry fell into the stands last night? Mark Stevens, one of the Warriors\u2019 minority owners. Here\u2019s Golden State\u2019s statement on the incident &#8211; the team says Stevens won\u2019t be at any more Finals games this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eUHNKn3Yp7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eUHNKn3Yp7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rachel__Nichols\/status\/1136672131930923014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is the NBAPA Statement on Warriors Co-Owner pushing Kyle Lowry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hq1hYI0MhT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hq1hYI0MhT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSO\/status\/1136704605641891840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:\u00a0<a id=\"jkVNrW8eQyp07PKO-5qp3A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7;text-decoration: none;font-weight: normal !important;border: none\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/861121544\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:&#8217;jkVNrW8eQyp07PKO-5qp3A&#8217;,sig:&#8217;8xku_JBo_3E3f1u2K4pEnxjQqZBWBN0NwMeViioBj2Y=&#8217;,w:&#8217;594px&#8217;,h:&#8217;406px&#8217;,items:&#8217;861121544&#8242;,caption: true ,tld:&#8217;com&#8217;,is360: false })});<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Lowry\u00a0of the Toronto Raptors was shoved by a Golden State Warriors fan after falling out of bounds in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. 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