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My Take
Matt Barnes is the kind of NBA player I always rooted against if he wasn't on my team and loved if he was. Fourteen seasons of pure edge, a 201cm enforcer out of UCLA and Santa Clara who treated every possession like a personal grudge. I find it fitting that he finally grabbed a championship with the 2017 Warriors in his last year, after years of being the agitator nobody wanted to guard. He never had the box-score numbers, but he had the reputation, and I respect how he turned that grit into a long career and a second act as a candid podcaster.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matt Barnes
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・バーンズ
- Reading
- まっと・ばーんず
- Born
- March 9, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Santa Clara, California, United States
- Height
- 201 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- High school
- Del Campo High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Matt Barnes born?
Born March 9, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Matt Barnes from?
Matt Barnes is from Santa Clara, California, United States.
What does Matt Barnes do?
Matt Barnes works as basketball player.
How tall is Matt Barnes?
Matt Barnes is 201 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.