Donyell Marshall and Sonics' Coach P.J. Carlesimo have crossed paths in the past, and they certainly crossed paths Wednesday night as the Sonics fell to the Bucks, the Seattle Times is reporting.

Carlesimo and Marshall verbally clashed on the sideline during an exchange that included colorful language and ended with Marshall throwing a water bottle hard to the floor in anger. Marshall was then benched and did not return to the game.

"The little disagreement we had earlier was nothing," Marshall said. "It was nothing big. It's small. It's minor. It's something that was done as soon as it happened. We talked about it at halftime. As a player, I'm going to get upset. As a coach, he's going to get upset. But we've been friends for a long time. It's nothing. It's over and done with and we'll laugh and joke as soon as we get on the plane."

"I played for him at Golden State so I know how he is and he knows how I am. We've been in arguments in Golden State, so it don't matter. It don't mean anything."

Via Seattle Times

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