Man who shoved Kyle Lowry from courtside seats at the NBA Finals is reportedly a billionaire investor and part-owner of the Warriors

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Man who shoved Kyle Lowry from courtside seats at the NBA Finals is reportedly a billionaire investor and part-owner of the Warriors

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Axios reported that the man who shoved Kyle Lowry was Mark Stevens - a venture capitalist and partial owner of the Golden State Warriors.

  • The fan who shoved Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals was reported by Axios to be Mark Stevens, a billionaire venture capitalist that's also a minority owner of the Golden State Warriors.
  • Before his identity had been reported, Lowry had called for the fan to be barred from ever attending an NBA game again.
  • It's unclear how the NBA will respond to the new development.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Game 3 of the NBA Finals was forced to pause early in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night after a man sitting courtside shoved Kyle Lowry, who had leaped into the crowd chasing after a loose ball.

Lowry appealed to the referees and the fan was eventually escorted away from his seats.

Read more: A Warriors fan shoved Kyle Lowry during an NBA Finals game, and the Raptors star wants him barred from NBA games for life

On Thursday, Axios reported that the fan who shoved Lowry wasn't just any fan sitting courtside, but Mark Stevens - a billionaire venture capitalist who also owns a minority stake in the Golden State Warriors.

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You can see the scene that took place on Wednesday night below.

After the game, Lowry called for the man who shoved him to be barred for life.

"There's no place for that. He had no reason to touch me," Lowry told reporters. "He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me ... Hopefully, he never comes back to an NBA game."

According to Bruce Arthur at the Toronto Star, one source said Stevens repeatedly said to Lowry, "Go f--- yourself."

It's unclear how the league will move forward given the new development. The NBA did not immediately respond for comment.

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