Fisher-Barnes fight reported
New Knicks Coach Derek Fisher was involved in an altercation with Memphis Grizzlies forward and former Lakers teammate Matt Barnes in Los Angeles on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the details said.
The New York Post, citing an unnamed source, reported Wednesday the altercation was because Fisher is dating Barnes’ estranged wife. Fisher filed for divorce from his wife, Candace, in March.
The person said Fisher traveled to Los Angeles after practice Saturday to see his children and the altercation happened that night while Fisher was attending a gathering at the home of Gloria Govan, Barnes’ estranged wife.
Fisher missed practice Monday — the team announced at the time it was for personal reasons — and led the Knicks in their exhibition opener Wednesday night against a Brazilian club team.
“My state of mind is that we have a game tonight and nothing that I’ve experienced has anything to do with how we perform tonight,” Fisher said before the game, adding that he was “completely focused and committed to the team.”
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 949, which will classify cheerleading as a competitive CIF sport beginning in 2017-18.
The CIF, which runs high school sports in California, will come up with the rules, policies and standards to allow schools to compete.
The Southern Section, which has 583 schools, requires that at least 117 schools play the sport before it becomes a section championship event.
—Eric Sondheimer
San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will not appeal his 41-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of the Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg in an exhibition game.
Two New York police officers involved in the mistaken arrest of James Blake, including one who allegedly tackled the former pro tennis player, will face an administrative trial after the city’s police watchdog substantiated Blake’s excessive-force complaint.
Harry Gallatin, a Hall of Fame basketball player who was a seven-time All-Star for the Knicks in the 1950s, died Wednesday in Edwardsville, Ill. He was 88.
In Tokyo, local favorite Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Sam Querrey. Marin Cilic outlasted Donald Young, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, in a first-round match. ... Second-seeded Tomas Berdych crashed out in the first round of the China Open in Beijing, losing to Pablo Cuevas, 6-4, 6-4.