Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9, 1980) is an American former professional

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player who played 14 seasons in the

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(NBA). He was drafted in the second round of the

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by the

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and won an

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with the

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in his final season in the league in 2017. Barnes is currently a basketball analyst for

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as well as

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for

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games.

Early life

Barnes was born in

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, to an Italian mother and an African-American father. He attended Del Campo High School in

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, where he was a

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and basketball. Barnes earned All-American, All-State, All- CIF, All-City, and All-League honors in each sport. Barnes played four seasons of

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, where he was an All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention selection in 2001.

Professional career

Fayetteville Patriots (2002–2003)

Barnes was selected with the 46th overall pick by the

in the

, and was immediately traded, along with Nick Anderson, to the

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for

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. The Cavaliers assigned Barnes for the

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, and he joined the

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for the 2002–03 season.

Long Beach Jam (2003–2004)

Barnes signed with the Long Beach Jam of the ABA for their inaugural season in 2003, where he played with

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. The team went 24–7 and won the ABA championship. Barnes averaged 18.9 points and 6.8 rebounds.

Los Angeles Clippers (2004)

Barnes signed a contract with the

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for the second half of the 2003–04 NBA season.

Sacramento Kings (2004–2005)

In October 2004, Barnes signed with the

. He made his debut for the Kings recording 17 points and nine rebounds, establishing himself as a key rotation player for Sacramento. Barnes was traded halfway through the 2004–05 season along with

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to the

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, in exchange for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson and Brian Skinner. Barnes did not suit up for Philadelphia that season while recovering from a knee tendinitis, and was given an injury release.

New York Knicks (2005)

Barnes signed a free agent contract with the

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in October 2005. Although he appeared to secure a starting job with an impressive preseason and

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's retirement, Barnes was waived by the Knicks after playing in just six games.

Philadelphia 76ers (2005–2006)

Barnes was claimed by the 76ers to serve a second stint in Philadelphia, where he finished out the 2005–06 season.

Golden State Warriors (2006–2008)

Barnes signed with the

before their first day of training camp in October 2006, and effectively raised his status in the league since joining the team. With struggling forward

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placed on the bench, Barnes was given more playing time by coach

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. On December 26, 2006, Barnes hit seven

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s to tie a Warriors franchise record. The record was broken later that season by

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, who hit eight three-pointers on March 29, 2007. Barnes, a high-school

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wide receiver, says that if he had not been signed by the Warriors he would have tried out for the

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. Before signing with Golden State, Barnes had only made 10 three-pointers in his career. In the 2006–07 season, Barnes made 106. After joining Golden State, his offense improved impressively, from 3.0 points a game in Philadelphia to 9.8, appearing in 76 games. Barnes also added a strong 2007 post-season, with 11.1 ppg and 5.7 rpg in eleven playoff games and helped the #8-seed Warriors take down the #1-seed Mavericks in the 2007 playoffs. On August 6, 2007, Barnes returned to the Warriors under a one-year contract. Barnes, along with teammates

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and

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, served as a Warriors team captain for the 2007–08 season. He was not expected to return for the 2008–09 season.

Phoenix Suns (2008–2009)

On July 22, 2008, Barnes signed a one-year contract with the

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. On November 14, he received a two-game suspension for his role in the scuffle with Houston's

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two days earlier.

Orlando Magic (2009–2010)

On July 23, 2009, Barnes signed a two-year deal with the

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. Although he was able to opt out of his deal after the first year, Barnes stated that he wanted to remain in Orlando. After the Magic were eliminated in the 2010 NBA playoffs by the

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, Barnes announced he would opt out of the final year of his contract.

Los Angeles Lakers (2010–2012)

On July 23, 2010, Barnes signed with the

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Return to the Clippers (2012–2015)

Barnes signed with the

in September 2012. On October 31, 2012, he was suspended for one game after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for resisting, delaying, or obstructing a police officer. In June 2013, Barnes was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Clippers. On July 10, 2013, Barnes re-signed with the Clippers to a multi-year deal. In November 2013, Barnes was fined $25,000 for not leaving the court in a timely manner after an ejection in a game against the

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and for using his

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account during the game in violation of the NBA's rules. During the 2014–15 season, Barnes was fined multiple times. On December 13, he was fined $25,000 for kicking a water bottle and using language during a game against the

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. On January 25, 2015, Barnes was fined $25,000 for what was said to be inappropriate language directed towards a fan during a game against the

, although Barnes said that it was directed towards the Suns' owner. On May 8, he was fined $50,000 for remarks made to

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's mother during a playoff game against the Houston Rockets.

Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2016)

On June 15, 2015, Barnes was traded, along with Spencer Hawes, to the

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in exchange for shooting guard

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. Ten days later, Barnes was traded again, this time to the

in exchange for

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. The move reunited Barnes with the team that originally drafted him in 2002. On December 28, 2015, Barnes was suspended by the NBA for two games for a physical altercation with

coach

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at the home of Barnes' estranged wife in Southern California in October. On January 13, 2016, the NBA Players Association filed a grievance on behalf of Barnes to get his two-game suspension without pay rescinded. Four days later, Barnes was fined $35,000 by the NBA for publicly defending his violence towards Fisher in their October scuffle. On February 24, he scored a season-high 25 points during a 128–119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. On March 11, Barnes recorded his first career triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 121–114 overtime victory over the

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Return to Sacramento (2016–2017)

On July 9, 2016, Barnes signed with his hometown team, the

. On February 20, 2017, he was waived to make room for the three players the Kings acquired in the

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trade.

Return to Golden State (2017)

On March 2, 2017, Barnes signed with the

. The Warriors' starting forward,

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, went down with a MCL injury, which left the team in need of a replacement forward. Barnes started in five games out of his 20 games played with the Warriors in the regular season. The Warriors won the

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after defeating the

in five games, giving Barnes his lone championship ring after 14 seasons in the NBA and 16 years in professional basketball. The Warriors finished the playoffs with a 16–1 record, the best postseason winning percentage in NBA history.

Retirement

On December 11, 2017, Barnes announced his retirement from the NBA via a post on

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Podcasting career

Barnes co-hosts the digital video podcast ''All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and

''.

Personal life

Barnes' younger brother,

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, played football in the

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. Barnes was married to Gloria Govan, who appeared in VH1's '' Basketball Wives'' and '' Basketball Wives: LA'', and they have identical twin boys. Barnes was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of domestic violence against Govan, and for driving with a suspended license and threatening a police officer in July 2012. They separated in 2014. His fiancée Anansa Sims, is the daughter of model

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. Sims and Barnes have two children together.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 6 , , 5 , , 15.5 , , .367 , , .250 , , .750 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .0 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 50 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .536 , , .182 , , .674 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 76 , , 23 , , 23.9 , , .438 , , .366 , , .732 , , 4.6 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 73 , , 18 , , 19.4 , , .423 , , .293 , , .747 , , 4.4 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .5 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 77 , , 40 , , 27.0 , , .423 , , .343 , , .743 , , 5.5 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 81 , , 58 , , 25.9 , , .487 , , .319 , , .740 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Lakers , 53 , , 0 , , 19.2 , , .470 , , .318 , , .779 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .4 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Lakers , 63 , , 16 , , 22.9 , , .452 , , .333 , , .742 , , 5.5 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .8 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 80 , , 4 , , 25.7 , , .462 , , .342 , , .744 , , 4.6 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 63 , , 40 , , 27.5 , , .438 , , .343 , , .733 , , 4.6 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .4 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 76 , , 74 , , 29.9 , , .444 , , .362 , , .779 , , 4.0 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .7 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 76 , , 45 , , 28.8 , , .381 , , .322 , , .804 , , 5.5 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 54 , , 13 , , 25.3 , , .384 , , .327 , , .758 , , 5.5 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", † , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 20 , , 5 , , 20.5 , , .422 , , .346 , , .870, , 4.6 , , 2.3 , , .6 , , .5 , , 5.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 929 , , 359 , , 23.6 , , .436 , , .335 , , .745 , , 4.6 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .5 , , 8.2

Playoffs

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 11 , , 3 , , 30.0 , , .450 , , .422 , , .722 , , 5.7 , , 2.4 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , 14 , , 23.3 , , .400 , , .375 , , .850 , , 4.7 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Lakers , 10 , , 0 , , 13.1 , , .395 , , .167 , , .571 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .7 , , .2 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Lakers , 11 , , 0 , , 16.8 , , .271 , , .161 , , .500 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .5 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 6 , , 0 , , 27.0 , , .545 , , .412 , , .842 , , 5.0 , , .5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 13 , , 13 , , 31.1 , , .421 , , .317 , , .684 , , 4.5 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , .2 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers , 14 , , 14 , , 29.2 , , .380 , , .267 , , .750 , , 5.1 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 4 , , 4 , , 34.8 , , .348 , , .167 , , .800 , , 7.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;",

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

† , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 12 , , 0 , , 5.1 , , .267 , , .125 , , .000 , , .8 , , .6 , , .2 , , .0 , , .8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 95 , , 48 , , 22.6 , , .399 , , .297 , , .752 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 6.7

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 8 , , 13.1 , , .434 , , .294 , , .478 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999-00 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 1 , , 14.8 , , .471 , , .156 , , .488 , , 2.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 26 , , 30.3 , , .478 , , .120 , , .574 , , 7.3 , , 2.7 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 30.7 , , .471 , , .417 , , .619 , , 6.2 , , 3.5 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 13.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 121 , , 66 , , 22.6 , , .469 , , .314 , , .566 , , 4.8 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 8.8

References

External links

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