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Former NBA journeyman Matt Barnes went off in a recent Instagram Live conversation with his co-host Stephen Jackson, spilling the tea as to why Kyrie Irving “flipped the script” on the NBA restart. Out of the woodwork, Irving surfaced as the leader of a coalition of NBA players raising concerns about resuming the 2019-20 season […]

After months of waiting and uncertainty, the NBA recently finalized a return-to-play plan this past week. However, some players apparently feel the season should be canceled due to the current social climate. During an interview with Josiah Johnson, former NBA player Matt Barnes said both he and rapper Snoop Dogg have heard from various players […]

Current and former Sacramento Kings players are some of the latest NBA personalities to take part in the peaceful protests calling for justice for the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. 28-year-old forward Harrison Barnes was front and center, as he passionately addressed the Sacramento crowd about the […]

Former Sacramento Kings player Matt Barnes did not miss the chance to look for All The Smoke responding to a Twitter conversation between DeMarcus Cousins and Kings TV analyst Grant Napear, who Barnes described as a “closet racist.” Barnes replied to a Twitter interaction between Napear and Cousins, who was likely fishing for a controversial […]

When you think of the Golden State Warriors, the first thing that almost surely comes to your mind is the dynasty that won three championships and reached five NBA Finals between 2015 and 2019. But perhaps the best story in franchise history actually occurred when the Warriors made the playoffs as a No. 8 seed […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes is one of the players featured in Quibi’s new documentary called “Blackballed.” The series will examine race in America through the lens of the Donald Sterling saga. During an interview with CBS Sports’ James Herbert, Barnes talked about the Sterling scandal: It was just a crazy situation. It […]

On this day in 2007, the Golden State Warriors pulled off one of the most epic playoff upsets in NBA history, taking down MVP Dirk Nowitzki and the 67-win Dallas Mavericks in six games in the first round. Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, co-hosts of the All The Smoke podcast and “We Believe” Warriors teammates, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder veteran point guard Chris Paul was recently on the All The Smoke podcast hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. One of the highlights of CP3’s guest appearance was when the trio talked about the time DeAndre Jordan ended Brandon Knight with one of the best dunks in NBA history. Paul was […]

The coronavirus has greatly affected American sports, as leagues like the NBA and MLB have all suspended their activities. While many basketball fans are bummed that the season has been suspended, Matt Barnes chooses to see the positive side of things. Like many fans of the game, the retired forward is frustrated that the league […]

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes is pretty upset with Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday and the NBA suspended the season as a result. The Jazz center jokingly touched all the mics of reporters recently. And now he has the coronavirus, as does Jazz star shooting guard […]

Much like the rest of the world, retired NBA player Matt Barnes still finds it hard to fathom the reality that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna are truly gone. Matt Barnes, who was teammates with Bryant with the Lakers from 2010 to 2012, recently admitted that he still struggling […]

10-year veteran Darren Collison is still indecisive on returning back to the NBA. According to Matt Barnes, Collison is still  ’50/50′ and wants to talk about it with his family and agent. Collison unexpectedly retired from the NBA last summer to focus on his family and faith. He was drafted out of UCLA in 2009 and […]

Former NBA journeyman Matt Barnes told the story of how future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant tried to recruit him to play for the Los Angeles Lakers after the infamous ball-fake play that went viral after many years. During a recent episode of the All The Smoke podcast featuring Bryant as a guest alongside Barnes […]

Former NBA forward and current ESPN analyst Matt Barnes doesn’t think Darren Collison should sign with Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Collison is considering a February return to the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers are emerging as his two preferred destinations. Barnes, though, says when he and Collison were on […]

Retired NBA tough guy Matt Barnes has definitely got jokes. The 39-year-old recently took aim at Los Angeles Lakers duo LeBron James and Alex Caruso. According to Barnes, LeBron ought to help his teammate out by giving him an endorsement to his own hair guy: LeBron James’ gotta help Alex Caruso make a hairline comeback […]

Even Lou Williams did not escape some good old-fashioned rookie hazing back in his early years in the league. The Los Angeles Clippers guard, who was originally drafted 45th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers back in 2005, recalled a hilarious story that earned him $15,000 for some underage drinking. Appearing in the All The Smoke […]

Matt Barnes says the “We Believe” Golden State Warriors celebrated their first round playoff win against the Dallas Mavericks by smoking weed with Woody Harrelson and Snoop Dogg. As relayed by Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times, it appears Barnes meant to say Woody Harrelson instead of Woody Allen: Matt Barnes told me he’s […]

Former NBA veteran Matt Barnes opened up about his 2015 altercation with longtime NBA player and former New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher during an interview with Vlad TV. Barnes explained that Fisher never had any interest an a physical confrontation, and he detailed a complicated sequence of events that eventually resulted in word […]

During a recent interview with Vlad TV, Matt Barnes opened about the infamous ball “flinch” moment with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Barnes, who was on the Orlando Magic at the time, was going at it with Bryant and the Lakers. During an inbounds play, Barnes faked a pass and put the ball right […]

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes believes the championship is the Los Angeles Clippers’ to lose this season. After signing Kawhi Leonard and trading for Paul George this summer, the Clippers are legitimate title contenders for the first time in franchise history. The Clippers won 48 games last season and took the Golden State Warriors to […]

Retired NBA player Matt Barnes is having a grand time enjoying his retirement. He’s been out of the game since 2017 and is voicing his opinion on the NBA every now and then. He seems bored not doing anything basketball-related, though. In order to combat his boredom, he has seemingly found the answer to his […]

NBA and hip hop are closely intertwined as players and rappers know each other and work together. Whenever the hip hop community loses an important member, the basketball world also mourns with them. A good example of this is Matt Barnes’ latest hand tattoo to honor Nipsey Hussle. Barnes posted his latest ink on his […]

Matt Barnes says Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins was dancing and in good spirits at his wedding despite his ACL injury. Cousins tore his left ACL in Las Vegas during a pick-up game and will miss the entire 2019-20 season. Boogie got married to his longtime girlfriend, Morgan Lang, in Atlanta over the weekend. […]

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes thinks Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward “is gonna have a big season” in 2019-20. Hayward struggled for the Celtics last season, as he was making his way back from that gruesome ankle injury he suffered in 2017-18 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on opening night. Matt Barnes says Hayward — two […]

Grammy award winning rapper Shawn Carter a.k.a. Jay-Z reportedly has significant interest in becoming a part owner of an NFL team. The news drew heat from some NFL players, especially from Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid. Reid questioned Jay-Z’s ambitions and called the move “despicable” given that the rapper claimed he was a supporter of […]

Despite being two years removed from his final season in the NBA, the ever-colorful Matt Barnes does not appear to have lost a single ounce of his intensity and ferociousness on the court. The 39-year-old, who now serves as the coach of his son’s basketball team, was recently thrown out of a ballgame. While the […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has made a name for himself as arguably the greatest shooter in the history of the NBA. His superb offensive skills, particularly from behind the arc, is one of the reasons why he has three championships and two regular season MVPs under his belt. He’s also not known for […]

Matt Barnes had a lot of things to get off his chest regarding his former teammate, Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant’s devastating injury in Game 5 of their Finals match-up against the Toronto Raptors. In a post on Instagram, the former player blasted the media’s hypocrisy when they said that Durant shouldn’t have played […]

Former Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes did not hold back in his criticism of the officiating in Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Dubs and the Toronto Raptors. The retired former NBA champ was so disgruntled with how the referees were calling the game that he decided to directly call them out […]

Former three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas threw it back to 2015 when he hilariously shared a bit of a back story on the infamous incident involving Matt Barnes, his ex-wife Gloria Govan, and Derek Fisher. As it turns out, Arenas received at least a couple of calls from Barnes as the latter drove 95 miles […]

Matt Barnes won an NBA Championship as a member of the 2017 Golden State Warriors team. However, the now retired player doesn’t think he earned the title. In an appearance on he Pardon My Take Podcast, Barnes admitted that his championship with the Dubs doesn’t really count, adding that it feels like it was given […]

The Toronto Raptors may have lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, but a lot of people still believe that they will be the ones who will advance to the NBA Finals. One of their believers is former NBA player Matt Barnes, who shared his thoughts on why the Raps […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in a lot of controversies last season, and one of the biggest is the sudden resignation of Magic Johnson as the team’s President of Basketball Operations. Magic caught everyone off guard when he had that impromptu press conference during the Lakers’ final regular season game, where he announced that he […]

The Golden State Warriors will play their last game at Oracle Arena during the playoffs before they move across the bay to San Francisco’s Chase Center next season. Many locals believe the team’s move from Oakland, where its spent nearly 50 years, will rob the Warriors of a fan base that was once known as […]

The Phoenix Suns have already kicked their coaching search into gear after firing their fifth coach in the last five years after parting ways with European import Igor Kokoskov on Monday. However Matt Barnes isn’t buying that a new coach will be the salvation for this franchise moving forward, pointing his finger directly at the […]

Former NBA small forward Matt Barnes believes Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is “probably the most hated player” in the NBA right now. Matt Barnes, who played with Durant on the Warriors during the 2016-17 season, says people still haven’t forgiven KD for leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder and joining the Dubs in the […]

The All-Star break is over, and the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for a strong push to make the playoffs in the final stretch of the season. The Lakers are currently 10th in the Western Conference with a 28-29 record, and if the team’s recent play is an indication of their future, a lot of […]

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes thinks it’s safe to say that Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is the best player in the NBA right now. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is universally recognized as the best basketball player in the world. Barnes won’t go as far as to say Durant is better then […]

After the Super Bowl LIII loss of the Los Angeles Rams to the New England Patriots, former NBA player and champion with the Golden State Warriors Matt Barnes reminded everyone of the Drake curse. On his Instagram account, Barnes posted a photo of Drake donning a Rams jacket: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcdvmPhUOS/ For those who are not aware, […]