LeBron wants 'swift action' against Warriors investor who pushed Lowry
LeBron James took to Instagram on Thursday to comment on an incident involving a courtside fan pushing Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
"There's absolutely no place in our BEAUTIFUL game for that AT ALL," James wrote in a post. "There's so many issues here."
The Warriors confirmed Thursday that the person who shoved Lowry is Mark Stevens, a minority investor in the team.
James believes that Stevens' association with the team shouldn't save him from the appropriate consequences.
"He knew the rules more than just the average person sitting watching the game courtside," James added. "So for that something needs to be done ASAP! A swift action for his actions."
Golden State announced that Stevens will not attend games for the remainder of the series.
Additionally, Stevens will apologize publicly to Lowry and make a donation to the five-time All-Star's charity, according to Sportsnet's Arash Madani.
However, James still didn't think the team did enough in its response.
Ok cool but still ain’t enough! They did exactly what they had to do. Get in front of it before anyone else and plus there’s only 4 games left(2 max in GS).
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 6, 2019
Later Thursday, the league office reaffirmed Stevens' ban from attending NBA games while the incident is in review, with The Athletic's Marcus Thompson reporting that the ban extends to all team-related activities.
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