Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens’ boorish act casts shame on franchise

Stevens' behavior was despicable enough for the Warriors to issue a statement of apology Thursday morning, followed several hours later by the NBA's decision to fine Stevens $500,000 and also ban him from NBA games for one year. Predictably, Stevens on Thursday afternoon issued his own statement: "I take full responsibility for my actions last night at the NBA Finals and am embarrassed by what transpired. What I did was wrong and there is no excuse for it.