News about Matt Barnes

As Robert Sarver 'ain't s**t,' Matt Barnes says he supports Ime Udoka and should not have the same ban

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 1, 2022
Matt Barnes, a retired NBA forward, has admitted that he started campaigning for Ime Udoka because he did not think the disgraced Boston Celtics coach deserved the same punishment as Suns owner Robert Sarver. In the rumors that he had a consensual relationship with a female employee, Udoka was sentenced to one year in prison for violating team rules. Sarver's suspension and $10 million fine followed an NBA investigation that found he had used the N-word around employees, bullied employees, and other misogynistic conduct. Barnes, 42, slammed Udoka's suspension last week, only to later reverse course when he learned the 'truth,' which he claims are '100 times uglier than any of us expected.'

NBA star Matt Barnes RETRACTS his defense of Celtics coach Ime Udoka cheating on Nia Long

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 24, 2022
After former player turned coach Ime Udoka's one-year suspension for an inappropriate friendship with a coworker with whom he had a consensual affair, Matt Barnes recently chastised the Boston Celtics. On Friday, Barnes rebuffled over his critique after discovering "all the truth" of the investigation, and now says the truth about Udoka's suspected relationship with a team workerer is "ugly." With Udoka, Nia Long, 51, shares a ten-year-old son. Following the affair's revelation, she burstled her silence on Friday. On Thursday, Udoka apologized for allowing his family and the team down. As Lisa Wilkes in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, she became a household name and American treasure. She has appeared in Boyz In The Hood, Soul Food, and Big Mamama's House as a civil rights activist. Fans around the world were taken aback by her fiancé's infidelity, who blasted Nia's defense on social media.

Matt Barnes, an ex-NBA player, has warned that the Ime Udoka fiasco is '100 times worse than any of us imagined.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 23, 2022
Matt Barnes, a former NBA forward-turned-media celebrity, has retracted his Blast against the Boston Celtics for suspending head coach Ime Udoka due to a rumored encounter with a female employee. Barnes, 42, originally slammed the decision on suspension on Thursday, but later on Friday, he discovered the 'truth of it,' which he claims are '100 times worse than any of us expected.' Udoka was suspended early Thursday night for the forthcoming 2022-23 season for'multiple' breaches of team rules. Since discovering that Udoka was engaging in an inappropriate, but consensual relationship with a female team worker, ESPN, The Athletic, and The Associated Press have all reported it.

Aaron Judge stops short of tying for the first time in his career, but the Yankees clinch playoff birth

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 23, 2022
On Thursday night's game between the Yankees and the Red Sox, the Bronx was on the brink of losing a long-running franchise record. Judge Doug Jones, who has four walkoff home runs to his name, stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning to try and add another to his season-long count. Judge Matt Barnes swung and connected with the ball, sending it deep to center field on a 2-2 pitch. The ball collided just a few feet short of the wall and landed in the glove of Red Sox outfielder Kike Hernandez.