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Thursday, June 6, 2019
Warriors Loss is Shoved aside by Mark Steven's Foul Mouth and Contact with Player
I was at the Warriors game last night where the home team fell to the Toronto Raptors 123 to 109 despite an all time high of 47 points for Steph Curry and celebrity support by Beyonce and Jay-Z. The Raptors now lead the series 2-1. The NBA Finals are not over yet except for one of its owners, Mark Stevens. In the 4th quarter Raptors' player Kyle Lowry fell into the stands trying to save a loose ball. It was apparent Lowry was extremely agitated as he was seen asserting himself with a ref. Not long afterwards, two security guards were seen escorting a man from the arena who was seated in the section where Lowry had landed. The man being led out was Mark Stevens; not merely a fan but part owner of the Warriors. Security reviewed footage of the incident. Stevens was seated off to the side and not involved in the collision. Nevertheless, Stevens reached over and put his hands on Lowry and yelled vulgarities at him. This abhorrent behavior is not to be taken lightly. Lowry said "He {Stevens} 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." Lowry's absolutely right. The NBA has banned Stevens from the rest of the series. But, is this in itself serious enough action? No, it' not! I agree with Lowry, "Honestly, I hope he's never allowed to come to an NBA game because he shouldn't have done that. There's no place for that." The NBA has come out with the following statement "Mr. Steven's behavior last night did not reflect the high standards that we hope to exemplify as an organization. We're extremely disappointed in his actions along with Mr. Stevens offer our sincere apology to Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors' organization for this unfortunate misconduct. " Good for Lowry for speaking to league security and for taking action to remove Stevens. Still, this doe not even out the score. Stevens should be forevermore banned from attending any NBA games. I'm hoping the Warriors will tie up the series and go onto a repeat championship. There should never be a repeat of this disgraceful behavior by a fan and should it be an owner - they should be banned.
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