When Barnes arrived at the home, he got physical with Fisher, sources said. But Fisher did not show any outward physical injuries when he returned to practice on Tuesday. Fisher told Knicks officials he had enjoyed spending time with his children over the weekend, sources said.
Barnes and Fisher played together with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2010 to 2012 and were said by one former teammate to be “very close” at the time.
Barnes is in training camp with the Grizzlies, who were training for a bit in Santa Barbara. Barnes was elsewhere in L.A. when he was told that Fisher was at the home, a source told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Fisher had flown to California after practice on Saturday to visit his children.
The Knicks had Sunday off; Fisher missed the practice on Monday because of travel problems, the team said.
The Knicks, Grizzlies and the NBA became aware of the incident and were gathering information, sources told ESPN.com. A league spokesman said it was premature to comment.
Fisher said before Wednesday night’s preseason game in New York against Brazil’s Paschoalotto Bauru that he was focused on the game. He declined to offer specifics on the incident.
The New York Post, which earlier reported the altercation, reported that Fisher and Barnes’ ex-wife, Gloria Govan, a star on the show “Basketball Wives LA,” are in a relationship. Fisher filed for divorce from his wife, Candace, in March.