Man who shoved Kyle Lowry is Warriors' minority owner

Kyle Lowry and Mark Stevens
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The Warriors have released a statement confirming the fan who shoved Kyle Lowry is minority owner Mark Stevens. 

"Mr. Steven's behavior last night did not reflect the high stands that we hope to exemplify as an organization," the statement reads. "Mr. Stevens will not be in attendance at any of the remaining games of the 2019 NBA Finals."

The man who shoved Kyle Lowry hard in the shoulder after Lowry fell into the stands last night? Mark Stevens, one of the Warriors’ minority owners. Here’s Golden State’s statement on the incident - the team says Stevens won’t be at any more Finals games this year. pic.twitter.com/eUHNKn3Yp7

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 6, 2019

Lowry fell into the stands chasing down a ball early in the fourth quarter of Toronto's Game 3 win over the Warriors in Golden State and was shoved and allegedly cursed at by Stevens. 

"The fans have a place, we love our fans," Lowry told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt after the game. "But fans like that shouldn't be allowed to be in there, because it's not right. I can't do nothing to protect myself. But the league does a good job, and hopefully they ban him from all NBA games forever."

Stevens was ejected from the game. 

LeBron James weighed in on the situation via Instagram, writing, "I couldn't and wouldn't be quiet on this!"

--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
A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jun 6, 2019 at 9:42am PDT

Lowry, a Philadelphia native, finished the 123-109 victory with 23 points, nine rebounds, and four assists on 8-16 shooting, making five of his nine three-point attempts. 

Stevens joined the Warriors ownership team in 2013. According to Darren Rovell, Stevens is worth $2.3 billion.