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Incredible, Crazy, Sh*t-Talking Motherf**ker': Matt Barnes Explains His Relationship With Kobe Bryant - EssentiallySports
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) talks with teammates Matt Barnes, left to right, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol and Shannon Brown during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bulls at the
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Matt Barnes: Reason free agents don't sign with Lakers is 'because of management,' not Kobe Bryant - NBC Sports
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Nah f**k Miami, you want to be a Laker” — how Kobe Bryant convinced Matt Barnes to play for the Los Angeles Lakers instead of the Miami Heat - Basketball Network -
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That's how we really became tight" - Matt Barnes reveals he became close with Kobe Bryant after no-flinch inbound fake pass moment in 2010
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Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson disagree with Bill Simmons, say Kobe is better than Tim Duncan - Silver Screen and Roll
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