Former Sacramento Kings Teammates Omri Casspi and Garrett Temple Involved in Altercation

Even the nicest players can get into it sometimes.

Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM

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by Matt George

Omri Casspi and Garrett Temple are two of the nicest people you will find in the NBA. Both have a reputation for being great teammates and positive locker room role models. But both are still professional athletes, capable of temper flare-ups like the rest of their peers. The former Sacramento Kings, and current Memphis Grizzlies teammates, were reportedly involved in an altercation during a team meeting after a loss to the Detroit Pistons.

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

After giving up a 13-0 fourth quarter run and falling 101-94, Memphis’ eighth loss in the last 10 games, the team held an emotional postgame meeting. Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that the meeting was a “conversation that needed to be had”.

A source inside the locker room told ESPN that the incident itself was mainly “heat-of-the-moment” stuff.