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Matt Barnes

Basketball Player

Male

Born Mar 9, 1980

Age 33

Hometown Santa Clara, Cali...

Team Los Angeles Lakers

Position Guard / Forward

College UCLA Bruins men's...

Draft Year 2002

Nationality American

Matt Kelly Barnes is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association.

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At Least It Was A Big Night For Clippers' Matt Barnes
LATimes - May 04, 2013

Barnes scores a playoff career-high 30 points in Game 6 of the first-round series against Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Matt Barnes was not going down without a fight.
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Cp3 Saves Clippers In Game 2
Huffington Post - Apr 23, 2013

LOS ANGELES — Making game-winning shots in the final seconds is one reason the Los Angeles Clippers brought Chris Paul to town. He came up big with a tenth of a second left against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Paul's running jumper against Tony Allen's defense gave the Clippers a 93-91 victory and a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. "Tony played as good as defense as you can," Paul said. "I looked up at the clock and thought I better get a shot off...
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Clippers Cruise To Game 1 Win
Huffington Post - Apr 21, 2013

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers played above the rim, not enough to live up to their Lob City moniker but enough to beat Memphis at its own rebounding game. Chris Paul led seven players in double figures with 23 points, Eric Bledsoe had 15 and the Clippers dominated the boards in a 112-91 victory over the Grizzlies in their Western Conference playoff opener on Saturday. Chauncey Billups scored 14 points, and Caron Butler and Jamal Crawford had 13 apiece on a nigh...
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Watch: Cp3's Flop Of The Year Candidate
Huffington Post - Mar 20, 2013

Chris Paul might need to be reminded about the NBA's new flopping policy. Early in the third quarter of a game against the Kings on Wednesday, the Clippers' star point guard showed off the sort of acting skills that made him such a star in those Cliff Paul ads. After a missed 3-pointer from Matt Barnes, the Kings gained possession and started moving down the court. CP3 was standing right in front of DeMarcus Cousins, who seemed to be taking his...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1980 Birth Born on March 9, 1980.

TWENTIES

2002 22 Years Old After a college career at UCLA, Barnes was a second-round draft choice of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA Draft. … Read More

2004 24 Years Old 1 More Event

He made his NBA debut with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004, and signed with the Sacramento Kings later that year.

2005 25 Years Old 1 More Event

He was waived and then signed a free agent contract with the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA offseason.

2006 26 Years Old 2 More Events

Barnes signed with the Golden State Warriors before their first day of training camp in October 2006, and has effectively raised his status in the league since joining the team. … Read More

2007 27 Years Old 2 More Events

He 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.

2008 28 Years Old 2 More Events

He was not expected to return for the 2008–09 season.

2009 29 Years Old On July 23, 2009, Barnes signed a two-year deal with the Orlando Magic. … Read More

THIRTIES

2010 30 Years Old 1 More Event

After the Magic were eliminated in the 2010 NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics, Barnes announced he would opt out of the final year of his contract.

2012 32 Years Old He signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in September 2012. … Read More

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