The New York Post is reporting that Matt Barnes and Derrick Fisher were involved in an altercation at Gloria Govan’s (Matt’s ex-wife) home in Los Angeles on Saturday night after Barnes discovered that Fisher was there. A source told the Post that Barnes drove 95 miles from Santa Barbara, Calif.—where the Grizzlies are holding training camp—to Los Angeles to “beat the shit” out of Fisher, who has reportedly been dating Govan for “a few months.” It doesn’t sound like Barnes was successful, but it does sound like he tried to go after Fisher.
“Matt came after Derek but he only had a few scratches,” the source told the Post. “Derek’s not going to press charges. He’s going to let it go.”
A representative for the Knicks refused to comment on the report, but it’s worth noting that Fisher was not at the Knicks’ practice on Monday due to “personal reasons”: