Memphis Grizzlies teammates Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi got into a physical altercation in the locker room during a team meeting following a 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, league sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania.
It was the Grizzlies' third straight loss and the eighth in their last 10 games. They now sit 10th in the crowded Western Conference with an 18-19 record.
A perceived lack of enthusiasm from the bench unit was reportedly a topic of debate, leading to the heated exchange between Temple and Casspi.
"I think addressing larger issues was the conversation that we needed to have," head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said of the meeting afterward, according to The Commercial Appeal's David Cobb. "Right now, it's not X's and O's that need to be resolved. I think we resolved some of those issues tonight."
The veterans contributed little against Detroit, with Temple scoring seven points on eight shots in 38 minutes as a starter, and Casspi missing both of his attempts in just five minutes off the bench.
Both Temple and Casspi are new pieces acquired over the offseason. Temple was traded from the Sacramento Kings in July for a package that included guard Ben McLemore, while Casspi inked a one-year contract with the team worth just over $2 million.
