MEMPHIS -- No hard feelings linger between David Fizdale and center Marc Gasol as the New York Knicks coach returns to FedEx Forum almost exactly a year after the Memphis Grizzlies fired him in large part due to friction with their franchise center.
Gasol and Fizdale made their peace during a telephone conversation over the summer, putting to rest the differences that led Memphis management to fire Fizdale after a Nov. 26, 2017, loss to the Brooklyn Nets, when Gasol was benched the entire fourth quarter.
"It was a fantastic conversation," Fizdale said before the Knicks faced the Grizzlies on Saturday.