I don’t have best access to news while abroad — he may or may not be extended. I’m almost positive that he was not, however.

"I told them to shut up so we can get on with the rest of the game," Hollins said. "It’s not about you. It’s about us trying to win a game. We can’t stand here with you guys going back and forth. It was a heat-of-the-moment incident. They get along. They’re just competitors. They both want to succeed."

Mayo thought the Griz still had a chance to win if they could just stop trading baskets.

"We’re both competitors. We just felt that defensively we weren’t communicating," Mayo said. "Our energy was going down and we said some things. But we got it situated, and continued to play the game."

Gay said the incident was "nothing" and his hope is that people won’t blow it out of proportion because of rumors he didn’t get along with Mayo from last season.

"It’s not what people think it was," Gay said. "Me and O.J. were together all summer. We’re fine."