Kyle Lowry was understandably upset when a fan reached over a seat to shove him after a courtside collision. The fan in question was identified as Warriors part owner Mark Stevens.
On Wednesday night, Lowry said in a SportsCenter appearance that he hoped the fan would no longer be welcomed at NBA games. On Thursday, the Warriors stopped short of outright banning Stevens permanently from games. They did offer an apology to Lowry and added that Stevens would no longer attend the remaining games of the NBA Finals.
LeBron James, though, would like to see more action taken against Stevens. The Lakers star took to Instagram on Thursday after the fan was identified and offered a lengthy reaction to the incident.
LeBron wrote:
There’s absolutely no place in our BEAUTIFUL game for that AT ALL. There’s so many issues here. When you sit courtside you absolutely know what comes with being on the floor and if you don’t know it’s on the back on the ticket itself that states the guidelines. But he himself being a fan but more importantly PART-OWNER of the Warriors knew exactly what he was doing which was so uncalled for. He knew the rules more than just the average person sitting watching the game courtside so for that Something needs to be done ASAP! A swift action for his actions. Just think to yourself, what if @kyle_lowry7 would have reacted and put his hands back on him. You guys would be going CRAZY!! Calling for him to damn near be put in jail let alone being suspended for the rest of the Finals all because he was protected himself. I’ve been quite throughout the whole NBA playoffs watching every game (haven’t missed one) but after I saw what I saw last night, took time to let it manifest into my thinking 🧢 I couldn’t and wouldn’t be quiet on this! #ProtectThePlayers #PrivilegeAintWelcomeHere
Once the statement from the Warriors was released, LeBron tweeted that it wasn’t enough.
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