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A prominent venture capitalist and part owner of the Golden State Warriors was the subject of drama on the court at Wednesday night’s NBA Finals game with the Toronto Raptors.
Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Mark Stevens was the person who shoved Raptors player Kyle Lowry during the game, CNBC confirmed after Axios first reported his identity. Stevens was ejected from his courtside seat after pushing Lowry after he had crashed into nearby seats while trying to save the ball in Game 3. The Raptors won the game to lead the series 2-1.
Stevens is now managing partner of his family office, S-Curbed Capital, according to his online profile, and minority owner and executive board member of the Warriors.
Before the identity of the fan was publicly reported, Lowry told the Associated Press the fan had cursed at him repeatedly. The league is investigating the incident, according to ESPN.
“There’s no place for that,″ Lowry said, according to ESPN. “He 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. Hopefully, he never comes back to an NBA game.”
Stevens and the NBA did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment
A prominent venture capitalist and part owner of the Golden State Warriors was the subject of drama on the court at Wednesday night’s NBA Finals game with the Toronto Raptors.
Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Mark Stevens was the person who shoved Raptors player Kyle Lowry during the game, CNBC confirmed after Axios first reported his identity. Stevens was ejected from his courtside seat after pushing Lowry after he had crashed into nearby seats while trying to save the ball in Game 3. The Raptors won the game to lead the series 2-1.
Stevens is now managing partner of his family office, S-Curbed Capital, according to his online profile, and minority owner and executive board member of the Warriors.
Before the identity of the fan was publicly reported, Lowry told the Associated Press the fan had cursed at him repeatedly. The league is investigating the incident, according to ESPN.
“There’s no place for that,″ Lowry said, according to ESPN. “He 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. Hopefully, he never comes back to an NBA game.”
Stevens and the NBA did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment
