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Watch: Westbrook, Gasol need to be separated after shoving match

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Russell Westbrook is prickly enough on the court on an average night. But after a day spent fielding questions about Kevin Durant? You'd better stay out of his way, Marc Gasol.

In fairness to Gasol, this second quarter skirmish appears to begin when Westbrook falls backwards into the Grizzlies big man.

"He hit me. I hit him back," Westbrook said following Thursday's preseason contest against Gasol's Memphis Grizzlies. "I don't play that. I get hit, I hit back. That's how I was brought up. That's how I was taught."

Westbrook and Gasol were each assessed technical fouls for their run-in.

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