LeBron James Calls Out Warriors Part-Owner for Shoving Kyle Lowry: 'Something Needs to Be Done ASAP'

"There’s absolutely no place in our BEAUTIFUL game for that AT ALL."

lebron james
Getty

Image via Getty/Ethan Miller

lebron james

 LeBron James didn't mince words addressing Warriors part-owner Mark Stevens, who shoved Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

"There’s absolutely no place in our BEAUTIFUL game for that AT ALL," LeBron wrote on Instagram along with a clip of the incident. "There’s so many issues here."

James laid into the part-owner of the Warriors, who shoved Lowry after he fell in the seats chasing a loose ball. James noted that he should know better than fans what is and isn't allowed. 

"[He] 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!" he wrote. "A swift action for his actions."

James noted that if Lowry had responded and fought back, the punishment would have been immediate.

"If @kyle_lowry7 would have reacted and put his hands back on him. You guys would be going CRAZY!!" he wrote. "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."

Golden State suspended the minority owner from games for the remainder of the season. James doesn't believe the punishment goes far enough.

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

There are reports that Stevens will issue a public apology to Lowry. However, he has yet to contact the Raptors' player. 

The word I'm getting: Warriors part-owner Mark Stevens, who shoved Kyle Lowry last night, will be making a public apology and providing a donation to Kyle's "Lowry Love Foundation."

But, that said, Stevens has yet to reach out to Lowry in the aftermath of the incident.

— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) June 6, 2019

 

Latest in Sports