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Toronto Raptors player Kyle Lowry reacting to a shove from Mark Stevens, a venture capitalist and part-owner of the Golden State Warriors.
- Mark Stevens, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, made headlines this week for shoving Toronto Raptors player Kyle Lowry during an NBA Finals game.
- Stevens - a partial owner of the Raptors' opponent, the Golden State Warriors - was fined $500,000 and barred for a year from attending any NBA games or Warriors events.
- Here's what you need to know about the billionaire former Sequoia Capital partner who has invested in companies such as Google, PayPal, and LinkedIn.
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The NBA Finals are taking place this week between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors, but the antics of a courtside venture capitalist are taking center stage instead.
Mark Stevens, an investor in tech startups, was seen on video shoving Raptors player Kyle Lowry, who dove into the stands to chase an errant ball during Game 3 on Wednesday. Not only was Stevens kicked out of the arena, but the NBA also fined him $500,000 and barred him from attending any basketball games for a year.
Stevens, who owns a minority stake in the Golden State Warriors, won't be allowed to be present at the arena to see whether his team can beat the Raptors in the finals.
Stevens did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment on the incident.
Here's what you need to know about Mark Stevens, the billionaire VC whose investment portfolio includes Google, PayPal, and LinkedIn: