Report: Grizzlies’ Garrett Temple, Omri Casspi had physical altercation
Matters got physical in the Memphis Grizzlies’ locker room following a loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, according to a report.
The Grizzlies lost at home 101-94 to the Detroit Pistons and had an emotional team meeting afterwards, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Charania says Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi had a physical altercation during the meeting.
The Memphis Grizzlies' emotional team meeting after loss to Detroit tonight turned physical in an altercation between veterans Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi in locker room, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 3, 2019
Memphis Flyer’s Grizzlies reporter said on Twitter they had heard about a verbal altercation between Casspi and Joakim Noah.
Hearing rumblings about a verbal altercation between Joakim Noah and Omri Casspi
— FlyerGrizBlog (@flyergrizblog) January 3, 2019
They also say members of the front office, including the team’s GM, lingered around the arena for an unusual amount of time afterwards.
Was told that Chris Wallace and other FO members are still lingering around the arena for an unusually long time tonight. Not sure what that amounts to if anything
— FlyerGrizBlog (@flyergrizblog) January 3, 2019
Once 16-11, the Grizzlies have gone in the wrong direction since mid-December. They’re just 2-8 over their last 10. Temple scored just 7 points on 2/8 shooting on Wednesday. Casspi, Noah and Mike Conley all went scoreless, with Casspi playing just five minutes. Casspi has had problems on other teams in the past.
