During Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry dove into the crowd to go after a loose ball, and he was subsequently shoved by Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens as he got up. After the news broke about Stevens' identity, LeBron James took to Instagram to comment on the situation:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByX_076gKD3/
James says there’s no place in the game for what happened and fans should know better when acting out on the court. This specific issue is worse when considering the fan in question is a part owner of the home team, which is something LeBron acknowledges here.
James also calls for “swift action” for what was done, and then asks what would have happened had Lowry retaliated. While the Warriors just released a statement saying Stevens will not be attending any more Finals games this year, this punishment isn’t enough for James, who took to Twitter to say as much:
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
James isn't the only player to vocalize his unhappiness with the incident, but he certainly is the biggest. With the way certain incidents have gone this season involving the crowd, it isn’t surprising to see LeBron James speaking up now, especially when it happens to be a minority owner of an NBA team doing this.
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