Kyle Lowry Hopes The Fan Who Shoved Him During Game 3 ‘Never Comes Back To An NBA Game’

Kyle Lowry came alive during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, scoring 23 points on 8-for-16 from the field and 5-for-9 from three with nines assists and four rebounds in the Toronto Raptors’ 123-109 win. It was a game the Raptors had been waiting for out of Lowry against the Golden State Warriors, and as a result, the team now has a 2-1 lead in the series.

But while he put forth his best performance of the series, there was one strange moment in the second half involving Lowry and a fan. Lowry barreled into the crowd to save a loose ball, which led to one apparent Warriors fan sitting courtside shoving him.

Lowry was visibly furious at this, and while he didn’t get into it with the fan, he did appear to chat with the refs a bit and the fan was eventually tossed. After the game, Lowry was asked about the incident, revealed the fan said “vulgar language,” and made it clear that he hopes they never go to another NBA game.

“There’s no place for that,” Lowry said. “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 and hopefully he never comes back to an NBA game.””

Lowry then went onto SportsCenter and explained the incident with Scott Van Pelt, again stating that he believed the fan should be banned.

Of course, Lowry is correct, and a fan shoving a player and saying something inappropriate should lead to a ban across the league. While fans sitting courtside is part of the game, this sort of thing is completely out of bounds, and with people crossing lines with players a few times this season, hopefully it leads to the league taking a hard look on what can be done to prevent this sort of thing from happening.