Most people who watch the NBA know that Matt Barnes is not a guy players generally like to piss off. He is an angry guy and is not afraid to get physical with anyone. He even went after New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher off the court for trying to date his estranged wife. He had a right to be angry considering the divorce papers weren't even signed, but he went to the guy's house and tried to confront him!
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He was asked about the incident recently since the NBPA is investigating into taking action against Fisher. He came back with this quip, which certainly earn him any favors with anyone.
Matt Barnes on October incident: "Violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is. And unfortunately, it happened. I don’t regret it."
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) January 16, 2016
The NBA certainly didn't like it and decided it was high time to fine him for those words.
Grizzlies F Matt Barnes has been fined $35K for inappropriate public comments detrimental to best interests of NBA. pic.twitter.com/1Ybg4bXUMx
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 17, 2016
Just to show how often Barnes gets into trouble, someone did some digging and found his fine total —- not including team-specific fines —- since 2011. It's quite a staggering amount.
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/688789906894811136
Barnes is definitely not what anyone would call a "good guy" and those fines prove that for sure.