Reports: Matt Barnes fought Derek Fisher over reality TV's Gloria Govan
Grizzlies forward drives to bonfire to fight Knicks coach over his estranged wife, less than two months after talking about having a relationship with Rihanna. This is a fun one.
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Matt Moore
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The New York Post reports that Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes drove to the house where Govan and her new beau, New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher, were having a bonfire, and got into a fight with him.
Yup. From the Post:
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].”
The source added, “Barnes was in Santa Barbara [at Memphis Grizzlies training camp] and heard that Fisher was in his house. He went crazy. He got in his car and went to the house and went after Fisher.”
Another source said, “Someone told Matt that Fisher was at the house and he drove down there — he went over to confront Derek.”
A source close to Fisher confirmed the fight but said, “Matt came after Derek but he only had a few scratches … Derek’s not going to press charges, he’s going to let it go.”
Source: Matt Barnes attacks Knicks coach Fisher for dating ex-wife | New York Post.
Yahoo Sports reports that NBA security has been made aware. I'm going to bet they're not going to be super happy with a player crashing a bonfire at his own house and attempting to beat up a coach.
Barnes, on the other hand, has been suggesting that he's had an ongoing relationship with Rihanna. Barnes has had a number of on and off-court issues throughout the years that have resulted in NBA fines and suspensions. If this story is true, as it appears to be, you can bet he'll be hearing from the league soon.
Fisher responded to the story on Wednesday:
Fish asked about report involving Matt Barnes. "Personal and private matters will remain private," he says.
— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) October 7, 2015
Fisher: "Nothing that I've experienced has anything to do with how we will perform tonight."
— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) October 7, 2015
Fisher said he addressed the team about the report "maybe 10 mins ago," and wanted to do so before media asked the players about it
— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) October 7, 2015
Fisher said he wanted to let players know that he's fully focused on the club despite what happened this weekend.
— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) October 7, 2015
