Grizzlies Star Breaks Silence After Shoving Teammate

While the reason for the altercation remains unclear, both players downplayed the incident. Bane addressed the situation, emphasizing that his relationship with Aldama remains strong.

"Two competitors," Bane said. "We're scratching and clawing against a Utah team on the road. We're trying to push each other to be better. And that was pretty much that. I probably took it too far. I love Santi. He was in my wedding, I'll be in his wedding. We talked right on the bench right after, hugged it out in the locker room, and everything's great."

Despite sitting fifth in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies are just two games ahead of the seventh-seed Los Angeles Clippers. With seven regular-season games left, Memphis will need to stay focused on the court and put distractions behind them.

The Grizzlies will face a major test on Monday night against a red-hot Boston Celtics team riding an eight-game winning streak.