Kyle Lowry jumps into stands, gets shoved by Warriors billionaire minority owner

Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors yells at a fan in the second half against the Golden State Warriors during Game Three of the 2019 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 05, 2019 in Oakland, California. Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors yells at a fan in the second half against the Golden State Warriors during Game Three of the 2019 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 05, 2019 in Oakland, California. Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Kyle Lowry jumps into stands, gets shoved by Warriors billionaire minority owner 1 / 18 Back to Gallery

Early in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry jumped into the first row of the stands at Oracle Arena in an attempt to save a loose ball, but was not well-received by one of the Warriors fans sitting there.

Lowry collided with two fans upon landing in the stands, and knocked one of them backwards into the row behind them.

ALSO: Drake nowhere in sight at Game 3 of NBA Finals, but Beyonce, Jay-Z and many others were there

While Lowry was laying on top of the fans and trying to stand up, one Warriors fan appeared to shove the Raptors star while he was getting his bearings. Lowry then stood up and stared down the fan, and tried to tell an official that he got shoved.

According to The San Francisco Chronicle's Connor Letourneau, that fan was Mark Stevens, a billionaire minority owner of the Warriors.

READ MORE: Warriors fan ejected for shoving Kyle Lowry was billionaire minority owner

The Warriors confirmed it was indeed Stevens and released the following statement on Thursday morning:

"Mr. Stevens' behavior last night did not reflect the high standards that we hope to exemplify as an organization. We're extremely disappointed in his actions and, along with Mr. Stevens, offer our sincere apology to Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors organization for this unfortunate misconduct. There is no place for such interaction between fans—or anyone—and players at an NBA game. Mr. Stevens will not be in attendance at any of the remaining games of the 2019 NBA Finals."

On Thursday afternoon the NBA announced it would ban Stevens for one year and fine him $500,000.

What a herb that fan was.



(Also, the woman in the yellow really took getting crushed by Lowry sooo well. But, #DontSitOnTheFrontRow) pic.twitter.com/e2JtcLXTca — Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) June 6, 2019

Kyle Lowry gets a push from a courtside fan….



Jeff Van Gundy…. sides with the fan?



Mark Jackson says he’s ‘from the suburbs’ pic.twitter.com/GAQn8eapVI — Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) June 6, 2019 Fan that pushed Kyle Lowry got ejected pic.twitter.com/TfNAccmhKa — Kid Presentable (@DFSBBallGuy) June 6, 2019

Sometime after the altercation, the fan was seen getting escorted out of his seat by a member of Oracle Arena's security team.

Recommended Video:

"There's no place for that," Lowry said after the game. "He had no reason to touch me. He had no reason to reach over two seats and use vulgar language with me. Hopefully, he doesn't come back to another NBA game."

While ESPN's Mike Breen was shocked Lowry got shoved, color commentator Jeff Van Gundy took the fan's side.

"He got run into at 100 miles per hour," he said. "I'd be pushing him off, too!"

Former Warriors coach Mark Jackson dismissed Van Gundy's threat.

"No, don't do that, you're from the suburbs," he said. "You would not be pushing anyone off."

MORE WARRIORS: Toronto Raptors announce their arrival in the Bay. Problem is, they chose the wrong bridge.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter:@_ericting

SFGATE Editorial Director Grant Marek contributed to this report.