The wedding will, of course, eventually take place. (Jeff Haynes/AP) RELATED: NBA Vet Derek Fisher Is Engaged to the Ex-Wife of Former Teammate and Rival Matt Barnes However, Barnes took it surprisingly well when Fisher proposed to Govan in April 2018. Reliving The Craziest Parts of Matt Barnes’ Fist Fight With Derek Fisher Posted on April 8, 2020 April 8, 2020 by Nick Jungfer A few years ago, Matt Barnes’ relationship with former teammate Derek Fisher turned volatile following a series of events so wild it would’ve made Jerry Springer blush. The Derek Fisher vs Matt Barnes episode in October 2015 was an ugly one. Matt Barnes congratulates former nemesis Derek Fisher on engagement to his ex-wife Derek Fisher and Gloria Govan are shown in September 2016. RELATED: Gloria Govan and Derek Fisher Get Engaged. ... Govan was previously married to NBA player Matt Barnes… Barnes drove nearly two hours to his former Los Angeles home, where he reportedly got into a physical altercation with Fisher, his ex-teammate. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) Sources said Fisher began dating Govan, 29, “a few months” ago, and on Sept. 27, a Twitter user with the handle @alexiss_henry tweeted: “I spy Derek Fisher with Matt Barnes’ kids.” Derek Fisher popped the question to his girlfriend of three years, Gloria Govan — who happens to be the ex-wife of his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate turned rival Matt Barnes Matt Barnes is FED UP with the Derek Fisher jokes ... going scorched earth on an internet troll for heckling him about his old enemy, saying, "He already caught these hands. Derek Fisher finally addresses his relationship with Gloria Govan and his ‘fight’ with Matt Barnes. You can be nxt."