The series between the LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors was the most intense in a first round playoffs that the was described as ridiculously entertaining. Of course, it went all the way to Game 7 with a cliffhanger ending. But was it really over?

Apparently not, as USA Today reported a blow-by-blow account of an altercation in the tunnel/hallway that connects the two teams' locker rooms. The report:

"According to three people with knowledge of the situation, the teams that went back and forth in a brilliant Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night (a 126-121 Clippers win) followed the on-court action by engaging in a heated verbal back-and-forth in the tunnel that connects the locker rooms at Staples Center.

[...] The incident came in two waves, with most of the Warriors in the hallway at one point along with several Clippers. The police were called to assist, though it's not believed any punches were thrown.

While all the details of the situation were not immediately clear, it's believed that Warriors big man Marreese Speights was among the aggressors for the Warriors while point guard Chris Paul was allegedly the irritant for the Clippers - though maybe even in silence. As was described by the witnesses, Paul came along as the incident appeared to be dying down and his mere presence picked things up again.

For all the talk of Blake Griffin and how he gets under his opponents' proverbial skin, Paul is the one who has been driving the Warriors mad for quite some time now. He wasn't alone, though, as Matt Barnes and Glen Davis were also among the other Clippers players seen at the scene. The Warriors' Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Curry and Steve Blake were also involved, with Golden State coaches - including head coach Mark Jackson - eventually coming out when the situation escalated.

As the Warriors had to swallow the loss and saw their season come to an end, there was loud celebrating in the hallway not far from where they stewed and perhaps some choice words from sources unknown that sparked their rage. Then, one person said, a loud remark was made several times into the Warriors locker room about how quiet it was inside and that prompted several Warriors players and coaches to come out. The Warriors, who found only Clippers ballboys when they first left their locker room, were under the impression that it came from a Clippers assistant coach."

Yahoo Sports filled in some of the blanks:

"After the game ended, the Warriors thought they heard a Clippers assistant coach yell, 'It's a little quiet in there,' several times outside their locker room, multiple sources said. Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Steve Blake were the first to dart from the locker room and confronted some Clippers ball boys in the hallway between both locker rooms, a source said. The Warriors' coaching staff and players followed Curry and Blake into the hallway where they also confronted Clippers staff members and some players, including forward Glen Davis, sources said.

Jeremiah Rivers, the son of Clippers coach Doc Rivers, said on Twitter that Warriors center Marreese Speights 'barged into the Clippers' locker room, but that was not confirmed. He later deleted the tweet. Another source said Davis and Speights yelled at each other with Speights having to be held back. No punches were thrown, but a lot of screaming took place. The Los Angeles Police Department and game security calmed the situation, a source said."

Mercury News reporter Marcus Thompson wrote that Doc Rivers "sounded like he was apologizing." That would have been appropriate as that kind of decorum is a sign of disrespect for a fallen adversary.

We will continue to monitor any news on the altercation and whether it will merit any suspensions/penalties to the players or teams involved.