The 2015-16 New York Knicks season is officially off to a hot start!
On Monday, it was reported that head coach Derek Fisher missed practice because of “personal reasons,” and two days later we may know why: he got into a confrontation with Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes.
According to Page 6, Barnes was incensed when he found out Fisher was at Govan’s home in Los Angeles and drove 95 miles from Grizzlies camp in Santa Barbara to whoop his ass:
Sources said Fisher was at the LA home of Gloria Govan — Barnes’ estranged wife, who stars on “Basketball Wives LA” — on Saturday. Fisher and Govan have been dating for “a few months,” a source said, after Fisher filed to divorce his wife of 10 years, Candace, in March.
But when Barnes learned that Fisher was at his former home with Gloria, he drove 95 miles to LA to “beat the s–t” out of Fisher, sources said.
“Derek was in Gloria’s back yard with about 10 people having a bonfire on Saturday,” said a source. “Derek’s separated from his wife and there’s a relationship with [Gloria].”
We know Barnes has a lengthy history of being a firecracker, but can you blame the guy for going full-Temecula here? His former Lakers teammate (2010-12) is sleeping with his ex-wife and was chilling in his old home to boot. So many broken bro codes here.
The report states Fisher won’t press charges despite sustaining some scratches.
[Gloria Govan- IG]
