The part-owner said he would “fully accept” the NBA ban and $500,000 fine as punishment.
The Golden State Warriors investor who shoved a Toronto Raptors player during an NBA Finals game has apologized and taken “full responsibility” for his actions.
“What I did was wrong and there is no excuse for it,” said Mark Stevens, who is a member of the Warriors’ executive board, in a statement released on Thursday after the NBA pushed back with a year-long ban and $500,000 fine. ‘I take full responsibility for my actions last night at the NBA Finals and am embarrassed by what transpired.’ Mark Stevens Stevens was shown shoving guard Kyle Lowry during the fourth quarter of the televised Game 3 finals match between Golden State and Toronto on Wednesday. “Mr.
‘I fully accept the punishment administered by the NBA and the Warriors.’ Mark Stevens Lowry had dived into a row of courtside seats to save a loose ball on Wednesday night. Stevens retaliated by pushing Lowry in the upper body, and the basketball star said that Stevens repeated a vulgar phrase to him several times during the brief altercation. “He shouldn’t be part of our league,” Lowry said prior to Stevens’ apology.
The Warriors also said the team was “extremely disappointed in his actions,” in an apology to the Raptors.
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