The Kentucky-Louisville rivalry is alive and well in the NBA.

Former Wildcat Devin Booker and former Cardinal Gorgui Dieng were at the center of an altercation between the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

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The fight appeared to be sparked by Dieng elbowing Booker in the face after a rebound. The two then bumped chests, and Booker hit Dieng in the face with an open-handed shove.

Both players were assessed technical fouls and ejected. As they walked off court at opposite corners, Dieng appeared to tell Booker to meet him in the tunnel. Booker then began to run in that direction before being held back by security.

Dieng, for his part, had an, um, let's say "innocent" excuse for the ejection afterward, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The former Louisville star, who played a key role in the Cardinals' 2013 run as a junior, also had plenty to say about fake tough guys in the NBA, according to Bleacher Report host (and former WHAS anchor) Adam Lefkoe.

As for Karl-Anthony Towns? He played with Booker at UK during that historic 2014-15 season and has been Dieng's teammate in the NBA since entering the league. Who does he have?

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