Warriors Investor Mark Stevens Issues Lame Statement After Suspension for Pushing Kyle Lowry
By Seth Carlson
One NBA co-owner left his mark Wednesday night during Game 3 of the Finals. And he did it for all the wrong reasons.
After the spectator who infamously pushed Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry was identified as Warriors investor Mark Stevens, the latter issued a statement of apology to the NBA, both teams, and Lowry on Thursday after news broke of his one-year suspension and $500,000 fine.
A statement from Mark Stevens: pic.twitter.com/zrfXE6zOPO
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) June 7, 2019
The statement, while appropriate and courteous in some ways, was rather bland and generic. Stevens obviously needed to apologize for his egregious actions, and should never have the opportunity to get near NBA players or arenas again. There's something about his statement that just rings hollow.
"Mark Stevens should never, ever be allowed to have a courtside seat again and if I was Adam Silver, I'd take him out of the ownership circle. I'd get him out of there, have him bought out... Get him out of the arena forever." — @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/OtQNeBB8Fn
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) June 6, 2019
Stevens' big fine and sweeping ban from NBA- and Warriors-related activities is serious. Hopefully, that's more than enough time for him to consider just how wrong and utterly out-of-bounds his behavior really was.