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Post #2121 » by **mkwest** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:26 am

Matt Barnes hosts basketball camp with star-studded guest appearances.
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Ranma · Post #2122 » by **Ranma** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:03 pm

YardBarker (8/15/15)

The Memphis Grizzlies wing player separated from wife Gloria Govan last fall and is in the process of getting a divorce. TMZ reports that Barnes is now going out with Rihanna and has been on two dates with the singer. Govan seems cool with Barnes’ dating life, even joking that Rihanna better hook her up with concert tickets.

Matt Barnes Now Dating Rihanna

nickhx2 · Post #2123 » by **nickhx2** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:31 pm

good for matt!

Ranma · Post #2124 » by **Ranma** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:15 pm

Rihanna does some heart-crushing on Instagram. Matt is better off without her, anyway.

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Ranma · Post #2125 » by **Ranma** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 1:25 am

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Ranma · Post #2126 » by **Ranma** » Wed Oct 7, 2015 10:19 pm

Ian Mohr, New York Post (10/7/15)

Knicks coach Derek Fisher is involved in a romantic relationship with the estranged wife of his former teammate Matt Barnes — and when Barnes found out over the weekend, he allegedly attacked Fisher, sources tell Page Six.

Sources said Fisher was at the LA home of Gloria Govan — Barnes’ estranged wife, who stars on “Basketball Wives LA” — on Saturday. Fisher and Govan have been dating for “a few months,” a source said, after Fisher filed to divorce his wife of 10 years, Candace, in March.

But when Barnes learned that Fisher was at his former home with Gloria, he drove 95 miles to LA to “beat the s–t” out of Fisher, sources said.

Matt Barnes Drove 95 Miles to ‘Beat the S–t’ Out of Derek Fisher

Quake Griffin · Post #2127 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Oct 7, 2015 10:42 pm

I like sports.
I like the business of sports.
I like the management of sports.

that above?
The soap opera ****? not my style.

You guys enjoy it.

Ranma · Post #2128 » by **Ranma** » Wed Oct 7, 2015 11:48 pm

It's funny. I'm usually not a fan of this type of superficial drama either, but when it spills over to the Clippers or any other of my teams or even the sports leagues I follow, I feel a sense of obligation to post so that others are aware. At least we can be relieved that we no longer have to deal with this in the locker room, plus, it gives background for future discussions such as the notion of pursuing a trade for Paul George while Doc Rivers is in charge. You can bet that if and when Derek Fisher is ever added to our coaching staff, we can count out ever getting Matt Barnes back to join the fold.

mttwlsn16 · Post #2129 » by **mttwlsn16** » Thu Oct 8, 2015 1:23 am

Hilarious. Love Matty B. Hate Fisher and the way stupid he used to wear his headband. He looked like a moron.

Ranma · Post #2130 » by **Ranma** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:44 am

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Post #2131 » by **QRich3** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:13 pm

Have you guys seen Vinny taking shots at us yesterday?? :lol:

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Man's still salty we canned his ass but he can't find another job tho

nickhx2 · Post #2132 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:04 pm

hahahaha

nickhx2 · Post #2133 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:09 pm

vinny

Quake Griffin · Post #2134 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:14 pm

I hate when people use that measuring stick.
Each one of Doc's teams would have clobbered those Vinny teams.

Western Conference in 2014 and 2015 > Western Conference in 2012.

Neddy · Post #2135 » by **Neddy** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:48 am

first of all, Fisher is a bitch and deserves a beating where his **** is visibly protruding from his pants.

secondly, I don't really care Odom is in coma. I think I would have cared a great deal if it wasn't for him begging to get out of our beloved Clipper franchise to Elgin to sign with the Heat when he was a restricted free agent. so whatever about his coke and herbal viagra induced ****.

lastly, it seems Vinny has completely have run dry of anyone willing to interview him for a job with a deck of flashcards in his hand. somebody tell him he needs to upload his gimmick to iPad.

Ranma · Post #2136 » by **Ranma** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:25 am

Jeff Goodman & Paula Lavigne, ESPN.com (10/22/15)

The founder of the fledgling pro basketball league AmeriLeague, identified publicly for months as "Cerruti Brown," told the league's operations manager Wednesday night that the persona is fictitious and he actually is a former basketball standout who has numerous criminal convictions for fraud, Outside the Lines has learned.
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Late Wednesday night, hours after Outside the Lines began questioning current and former league officials, the AmeriLeague website prominently displayed: "Cerruti Brown is Glendon Alexander. YEAH you should google GLENDON ALEXANDER, he is a con artist." It was later removed from the site.

Brown and his small staff touted the league as being funded by investors and had announced recent successes in signing numerous ex-NBA players, including Royce White, who was taken 16th overall in the 2012 NBA draft. The AmeriLeague's draft, in which the six teams were set to disperse its 60 or so players, was scheduled to be held Thursday in Las Vegas, Bass had told Outside the Lines earlier Wednesday.
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The league has signed several former NBA players: White, David Harrison, Henry Walker, Hassan Adams, Terrence Williams, Antoine Wright, Al Thornton, Josh Selby and Dajuan Wagner.

Harrison and several other players signed by the AmeriLeague have since entered the NBA D-League draft, sources told SportsNet New York on Thursday. The D-League draft takes place Saturday.

OTL: AmeriLeague Founder Tells Employee He's Actually Someone Else

Ranma · Post #2137 » by **Ranma** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:32 am

The NBA waiver wire has some interesting names on it including:

Samuel Dalembert
Perry Jones III
Adonis Thomas
Earl Barron
Jordan Crawford
Austin Daye
Quincy Miller
Xavier Henry
Yakhouba Diawara
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Julyan Stone
Jeff Adrien

Post #2138 » by **og15** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:01 am

Team has a lot of wings now, so it doesn't make as much sense, but Thanasis is an interesting guy from a defensive standpoint and people seemed to think Perry Jones could still make something of himself.

Don Tommy · Post #2139 » by **Don Tommy** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:39 am

Just saw the news about Flip Saunders. Man, everything that they had said was he was going to be okay, just needed to take the year off to recover. I listened to Sam Mitchell a lot on NBA Radio so I know he knows his stuff and I really like him as a coach but this will hurt the T'Wolves all year long. He was intertwined in that program for a long time.

nickhx2 · Post #2140 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:25 am

yeah, really sad about flip. he was one guy i liked a lot.