Things haven’t been going well for the 7-26 Bucks as they sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and the worst record in the league period. Larry Sanders has had the most issues this year including club brawls and missing games due to injury. Things came to a head on Saturday following the Bucks 116-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Bucks’ guard Gary Neal and center Larry Sanders exchanged words during a heated locker room argument.
In a rare public expression of teammate-on-teammate frustration, Neal took a dig at Sanders’ work ethic and salary, according to the Arizona Republic.
Gary Neal and Larry Sanders got into a shouting match with media present. At one point, Neal yelled, “I earn my money. Why don’t you try it?”
The Journal-Sentinel also reported the exchange, noting that Sanders “questioned Neal’s attitude” and that guard O. J. Mayo tried to downplay the exchange.
Neal was yelling loudly as he exited the locker room and Sanders would not comment on the argument as he exited. Earlier Bucks strength and conditioning coach Robert Hackett stepped between the two players to try to keep the situation from escalating.
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Bucks guard O.J. Mayo later said, “A little team bonding, man, that’s all. A little kumbaya, man. It’s all good.”
