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Among all the pressure of a rubber match with the Cleveland Cavaliers in today’s start to the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes drew an unforeseen matchup between this team and one of yesteryear. The 37-year-old, who is the only member left in the roster from the 2006-07 “We Believe” Warriors team that […]

After Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes revealed that his team was cheering for the L.A. Clippers to beat the Utah Jazz because there’s “no nightlife” in Salt Lake City, Joe Ingles has now responded to his comments and wanted to make sure he’ll be a good host to them. The 29-year-old Australian made a […]

Enjoying a full eight days of rest between series can be hard to withstand, as the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz took two completely different roads in order to meet in the Western Conference semifinals. In quite a serendipitous way, the two teams will meet again at this very stage after 10 years, with […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter Game 3 of their best-of-seven first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers shorthanded, as they will be without forward Kevin Durant (calf strain) and head coach Steve Kerr (illness), according to the team. Rookie forward Patrick McCaw will take Durant’s place in the lineup, while assistant coach Mike Brown […]

Veteran forward Matt Barnes will miss the Golden State Warriors last two games of the regular season with an ankle sprain, including the opening stretch of the first round of the NBA playoffs, according to ESPN’s Ethan Strauss. Barnes had a quick exit from Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first quarter […]

Matt Barnes spared no words of his dislike for the Sacramento Kings prior to his visit to the state capital, the first as a renewed member of the Golden State Warriors. “I’m trying to kill ’em,” Barnes told Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. “Simple. Things didn’t go well there. They’re the enemy now.” […]

Even understanding Matt Barnes’ personality and tendencies, this number is surprising. The Kings forward estimates that he has lost around $600,000 in fines throughout the course of his NBA career. Via The Boston Globe: “I think I’ve lost like $600,000 over my career for fines, so it’s time to just kind of wake up and […]

Ladies, Matt Barnes is officially a single man. After a year and 11 months of being married and one ugly break-up in 2014, Barnes and now ex-wife Gloria Govan are finally divorced — but it didn’t come cheap. According to a report by TMZ Sports, the Sacramento Kings forward was paying Govan $20,000 a month […]

The incident Matt Barnes was involved in last Sunday in a NYC nightclub has taken another important development. Authorities are reportedly now closing in on an arrest for the Sacramento Kings‘ wingman just days after he allegedly choked a woman inside the club and punched a man who tried to break up the argument. This […]

News broke out on Monday morning about an incident where Sacramento Kings swingman Matt Barnes, who was accompanied by his teammate, DeMarcus Cousins, was allegedly involved in an altercation inside a New York City nightclub. Barnes reportedly choked a woman and punched two other men who tried to break the argument. Police were not able to hear his side […]

The Sacramento Kings have released a statement on the incident Matt Barnes was allegedly involved. The 36-year-old UCLA product reportedly choked a woman inside a New York City nightclub on Sunday night and punched two other men who tried to break the argument. Police responded to a 911 call made but Barnes had already left the club. […]

On Monday morning, news broke about Sacramento Kings‘ forward Matt Barnes being wanted by authorities for questioning after getting involved in an altercation in a New York City nightclub. Barnes was at Avenue Nightclub together with his teammate, DeMarcus Cousins, when a 911 call was made reporting him to allegedly choking a woman and punching […]

Matt Barnes is reportedly wanted by authorities for questioning after he got involved in an altercation inside Avenue Nightclub in New York City. The Sacramento Kings’ wingman allegedly choked a woman and punched two men who tried to break the argument. Police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call but Barnes had already left. A […]

During the game between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks on Sunday, the Madison Square Garden crowd trolled Matt Barnes while he was inbounding the ball late in the fourth quarter. The New York faithful made it clear to the 36-year-old UCLA product that they have not forgotten his feud with their former player […]

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes had his night cut short in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game after he whacked Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick as he went up for a layup. The foul was declared a Flagrant 2, and Barnes shortly headed to the showers after the ill-advised play. Check it out. […]

The third quarter between the Sacramento Kings and the home team, Brooklyn Nets, turned into a one-sided affair as the visitors dominated the game and built a double digit lead that they never relinquished until the final buzzer. Everything was working for them and they were able to score 34 points in the quarter. Three of […]

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes had some choice words for the New Orleans Pelicans after recent news of Lance Stephenson being waived by the team. Barnes and Stephenson were teammates for a short stint as part of the Memphis Grizzlies last season. The mercurial forward shined light into the ruthless business the NBA can be. […]

DeMarcus Cousins had picked up his sixth foul and left the game frustrated at the night’s officiating. The Sacramento Kings blew a lead in the fourth quarter, and lost the game in overtime to the Miami Heat. Matt Barnes had a few choice words for the referees after the game ended and before he left the […]

The addition of grizzled veteran Matt Barnes always comes as a side of relief for any team that gets him, as players rather be on his side than against him. Perhaps one of his biggest fans is his current teammate DeMarcus Cousins, who didn’t shy away from raving about him after a 105-96 preseason loss […]

In less than a month from now, the new NBA season will start. Aside from the seeing old faces in new places and the anticipation on which team will perform the best, there has already been a lot of chatter on how players will show their protest against violence and police brutality. After seeing San […]

The NBA season is right around the corner, and that means Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake‘s presence is back on the NBA scene too. Drake, who recently completed a string of concerts ending at The Forum in Los Angeles, decided to sport a Los Angeles Lakers throwback jersey at the show. It wasn’t of any Laker […]

Matt Barnes has made a name for himself among NBA players — he might not score at a 20-point clip per night or be the hound that takes their cookies or the tower to stifle shots on the way to the basket — but he is known as the guy players want on their team instead of […]

Matt Barnes had plans of returning to the Los Angeles Clippers this summer, but they didn’t work out the way he envisioned it. Barnes spoke on The Vertical Podcast about his conversation with Clippers head coach Doc Rivers who said he’d keep a roster spot open for him if he wanted to return. “Doc and I were […]

Matt Barnes‘ NBA journey has been full of ups and downs. Most recently though, the downs have been more prominent for the Kings forward who is now in his second stint with Sacramento. Barnes told his former L.A. Clippers teammate J.J. Redick on The Vertical podcast that one of his biggest mistakes was joining the cast of the […]

Kobe Bryant is already retired, but Matt Barnes isn’t. However, these two could still be joining forces once more. Barnes and Bryant played together for the Lakers for two years, and the former, who is a current player for the Sacramento Kings, spoke to TMZ Sports about his future plans when he hangs it up. […]

The backlash to Kevin Durant‘s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors has extended to every corner of the NBA world. Statements about him “taking the easy out” and about how “Michael Jordan would’ve never done this” have come from former players, current players, coaches, and members of the media. […]

Newly signed Sacramento Kings veteran forward Matt Barnes was involved in a violent saga with former New York Knicks coach and his old teammate Derek Fisher in December of 2015. The physical swingman traveled to the home of his ex-wife, Gloria Govan, where he found Fisher, and a physical altercation ensued. Barnes was suspended and […]

One of the the NBA’s “bad boys,” Matt Barnes, recently voiced his strong thoughts on the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile while also rebuking the murders of five police officers in Dallas. Barnes said in a video uploaded by TMZ: “It’s just disappointing that in 2016, we’ve taken steps back, instead of steps forward. I’m not […]

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Matt Barnes, 36, has agreed to sign with the Sacramento Kings on a two-year deal worth $12 million, with a player option in the second year. This will be Barnes’ second stint with the Kings, making a brief stop in his second NBA season in 2004-05; however, he is playing close to his […]

It was just announced on Sunday that Draymond Green will be suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals after hitting LeBron James in the groin in Game 4. Draymond Green already had three flagrant fouls beforehand and as a result of getting his fourth one he was assessed a one game suspension. Matt Barnes […]

An old friend wants to make a return to the Golden State Warriors. Matt Barnes, a key member of the Warriors’ 2007 playoff run that included a huge upset over the highly favored, number-one seeded Dallas Mavericks, has been bouncing around the NBA lately. He’s hoping that an opportunity to go back to the Bay […]

Just when you thought the Matt Barnes fiasco with Derek Fisher was done with, it rears its head again. After getting into an altercation with Fisher at the home of his ex-wife last summer, Barnes served a 2 game suspension, and the jabs have since continued on social media. Barnes ranted about Fisher on New Years Eve […]

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered back-to-back blowout losses to the San Antonio Spurs in their first two playoff games and they’re tired of it. After the second blowout, Grizzlies’ forward Matt Barnes was quoted as saying that the Grizzlies had been coming to a “gunfight with some spoons.” Now that they’re heading back home down 0-2, […]

Boban Marjanović is a big guy. In fact, he’s three inches over seven feet, and just a few pounds under 300. So inbounding the ball around him? Not an easy task, as Matt Barnes learned in Game 2 of the Grizzlies–Spurs opening playoff series. RELATED: Matt Barnes compares his Grizzlies against Spurs as a ‘gunfight with spoons’ […]

The Memphis Grizzlies haven’t been much of a match for the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. During a brutal season filled with injuries, Memphis has endured through the process to become the 7th seed in the Western Conference, fighting for victories against the top two seeds in the East while nearly taking down the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies play in Oakland on Wednesday night to take on the Golden State Warriors in a historic game. At 72 wins, the Warriors have a chance to stand alone in the record books as the only team to reach 73 wins in an NBA regular season. But Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes has other […]