Matt Barnes On Being Recruited By Kobe, The 'We Believe' Warriors and The Lob City Clippers' Flaws

Our guest this week is JJ Redick's former teammate and close friend Matt Barnes (ESPN / All The Smoke). Topics include: his transition from playing NBA basketball to hosting All The Smoke and other media gigs, why he wanted to get into media, debunking the rumor that he didn't want his Golden State Warriors championship ring, the difference between The Warriors and The Lob City Los Angeles Clippers, being recruiting to The Los Angeles Lakers by Kobe Bryant, wanting to fight Kobe, what he thought when The Lakers traded for Chris Paul, the importance of veteran leadership in today's NBA, The 'We Believe' Lakers, Chris Paul being an acquired taste, and one of the wildest NBA cards story ever that resulted in Matt Barnes almost breaking the window of a plane. It's a good one, folks.
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[@jonathanwilliams6883]

Matt’s lung capacity never ceases to amaze me. Fantastic interview I definitely want to hear more talk about those clippers teams

[@smesh8318]

All those big blunts 👍

[@bprosperous445]

Smoke papers & you’ll be just fine 💪🏽

[@numbersandsports4206]

All jokes aside, it's crazy right? Reminds me a singer who has their craft down, you don't realize how many breaths they take while singing because they know how to efficiently take them so you don't notice. Dude does the same when breaking sports down.

[@stevenlopez1255]

Theres definitely more to what they tell us, but I think since theyre mostly cool with everyone still they dont want to throw anyone under the bus

[@SIMSANITYY]

@@bprosperous445 bongs are the healthiest

[@ericleung1508]

I used to hate Matt as a player, but his post retirement endeavors with All the Smoke and everything else he's doing has really allowed us to see a different side of him. Now he's hands down one of my favorite basketball personalities

[@micbur7658]

Becky with the good hair! 🤣🤣🤣

[@holly7955]

One of my fave convos to date. Felt like we were just watching two friends catch up even more so than usual. Matt & JJ have such great chemistry - would love to see them do more basketball commentary/ breakdowns/ other content together somehow 😊

[@mattgroo1820]

JJ and Matt’s podcasts are SO damn good! Especially if you’re a basketball fan, and even if you’re not, these are gold!

[@raulochoa672]

Both are really good ! Reddick is hilarious

[@redboy8985]

I honestly dont even watch basketball but due to these interviews im starting to learn about it.

[@miendude]

We cared so much about the We Believe team so much because Oakland had such a crazy run of irrelevant teams at the time. Crowds showed up but the teams didn't. Having the underdog Warriors finally in the playoffs AND upsetting the number 1 seed made it legendary for Oakland

[@imhotepnixon]

As a mavs fan it hurt so much but I think y’all could’ve easily made the conference finals refs kinda screwed yall from what I remember

[@crimsoncoconut2421]

@@imhotepnixon it wasn't just the refs, nelly(coach) was done after that dallas series, BD, matt, jack said so themselves.

[@Ošæs]

Two of the top ball podcaster right there so incredible

[@Christian-qi7cr]

Matt and JJ revolutionizing sports media

[@FibaFanatic]

Hope Matt took some interviewing tips from JJ back to All the Smoke

[@tommysoneill]

"GOT DAM THATS A GOOD ANSWER" - Me after every time Matt Barnes answered a question.

[@jseanperry]

Matt keeps it real from front to back... unpretentious, genuine and unaffected, he calls it like he sees it and makes no apologies. Much respect.

[@hebrewrld]

If you didn’t get to watch Matt Barnes play LIVE.. great player on ANY team. Underrated shooter and good defender!

[@cheezycheeder]

This has definitely been one of my favourite episodes! The conversation just flowed so well with Matt

[@clydethomas6096]

one of your best episodes yet, could’ve gone on another three hours and i wouldn’t have even noticed. as a clips fan i always love when you have old teammates on the show.

[@cyberft]

This was a great episode. Amazing to see two old friends who have so much shared history reminiscing.

[@markreed448]

Let’s get a CP3, BG, DJ, Jamal, Matt Barnes podcast in the off season?? Really get that Lob City Podcast

[@az001m]

Matt Barnes is one of the people I remember from the season KD was injured. He was really important for the warriors on defense. He might not have played in the playoffs, but just looking at what’s happening to warriors without Draymond shows the value of guys like Matt that year

[@jcd_2000]

Matt is one of the best dudes out there. Always love hearing him speak

[@esparoba]

I appreciate that Matt uses HELLA. He's one of the last pros to play in the Kezar ProAm in SF. True Bay Area story!

[@anitriakimmons9673]

Matt Barnes is a really good interviewer on his podcast and good on the end at answering questions!! Great job JJ!!

[@aaroncrim1929]

I’ve always been a fan of the Magic. Loved watching those magic teams in 08,09,10. Matt was one of my fav players to watch.

[@MegaAlex0025]

I feel that load management really started becoming a thing with Coach Pop and the Spurs doing it towards the end of their Big Three era, and then with Kawhi. Lebron load managed a bit. But after Kawhi won his ring while still load managing with the Raptors, I feel like it became more accepted around the league.

[@dustinashley8150]

So true!

[@DLO787]

As a life long Magic fan, I was smiling ear to ear hearing you guys talk about how amazing we were back then. You guys helped us be one of the scariest teams in the east and I'm glad y'all mentioned how slept on Dwight Howard is! Man this was a great episode fellas!

[@adetayoadesola7306]

Love the insights from the old guys, sharing their experiences

[@AnthonyVLopez-zc3su]

you must be young. i know they are retired. but i started watching when these guys were coming up. around 2006. im 27 now. its pretty weird to see all my heroes and the people that were coming up in the league are now either veterans or retired.

[@karlisd2870]

@@AnthonyVLopez-zc3su k

[@adetayoadesola7306]

@@AnthonyVLopez-zc3su I'm 27 as well 🤣. But they are relatively old compared to the new blood in the league. I like when they tell stories of the early 20s and late 90s to some degree.

[@AnthonyVLopez-zc3su]

@@adetayoadesola7306 yeah. definitely. i was just hoping that the league implements rules to help defense. i hate it when the old dudes say the defense is soft

[@charleswjr80]

Enjoyed this interview. Fans of both you guys. Y'all keep it going fellas

[@AndreasTravelNGo]

Keep em coming JJ! Get more new aged retired players who have alot of stories to tell, so interesting to listen to!

[@Iam_jardow]

Diff take on stories we've all heard. I love Matt. I can listen to him tell the same story 100 times

[@hollisharris659]

As a Tarheel fan, I really hope my authenticity is appreciated when I say that I am a huge JJ Reddick fan. I despised you during your college days but I’ve learned to appreciate you as a person since then. Thank you for your shows (and TY Tommy!)! Really enjoy your perspectives and looking forward to more! Special request, can you please do a show with Shaq? Would love to see that

[@jona425]

Hey jj and tommy love the show and how it’s evolved. Really would like for you guys to bring back the draft with the guests, mi favorite was the live one with patty, desus and Taylor

[@Chilluminati_]

Nice interview, on my birthday too! Thanks Tommy/JJ/Matt.

[@birdoggaming806]

Happy birthday!

[@masi4579]

Happy birthday 🥳

[@deelow42]

Almost every championship team has some savvy vets who provide more than on court performance. Lakers fans always memed Dudley but he had an amazing impact in the locker room according to every Laker player that season. They're absolutely right another 10/10 podcast JJ

[@dwyanewade8645]

Matt earned that ring!! He's a champion 🏆

[@yallaretrippin8604]

Excited to listen to this one. The line up of teams hes played on is unreal - We Believe Warriors, Kobe Lakers, Lob City Clippers, KD Warriors. Tons of great stories Im sure. Love both the podcasts.

[@peterrossini6345]

Fing amazing 🤩! JJ an Matt have changed the game with there shows. Totally loved the part about veteran leadership, Barnes would be a great assistant coach in NBA.

[@BostonBori92]

So glad that JJ had Matt on the Podcast JJs always complementary of Matt as a teammate and as a person whenever hes on ESPN you can tell theres a mutal respect between them

[@jamariowilkins8418]

Love hearing JJ and Matt talk basketball. They really know a lot

[@derrickmason7457]

Definitely need a 30 for 30 on that we believe team squad I think the most hyped team that didn’t win but was so fun to watch

[@idonttakemyselfasseriousasUDo]

Man I tried to watch every game that I could back then bro

[@jeffmiller3499]

They're making or made something on it. Matts talked about it a bunch on his podcast

[@rockowilliams7820]

@@jeffmiller3499 yeah. It's about the We Believe warriors. Should be out later this year or early next year

[@TJ-jt6fg]

Great podcast! When Matt said he punched that window I lost it 😂😂

[@jdscribner142]

Love this pod. So much game

[@chasethis218]

I can't stop listening to this podcast. This is seriously the best guys thanks for all the work you do!

[@steveshao24-77]

1:01:52 mans did him DIRTTYYY. He wanted a handshake lololol

[@ladydavis1658]

Great interview with Matt Barnes!!

[@jazzfavors2673]

I truly enjoy listening to Matt and JJ!

[@curtisgrindahl446]

Matt and JJ are the BEST in the new media... so real, so honest.

[@YoMontanaX]

We gotta give Tommy Credit for sure because he ask some great questions really A good Duo

[@DomClancy]

Great interview. Wish there were more plane stories like at the end. That was a great way to end it

[@Tipzyyy]

i appreciate matt barnes' work ethic off the court. it's unbelievable he was learning how to interview people on the fly on "all the smoke"

[@Twindragon1111]

The podcasts are dope as hell man! You were also great during the sixers/Knicks game. Your insight and breakdowns of plays are great, not some generic cliche filler that gets regurgitated. Look forward to your commentary in more games. If ESPN is smart they'll have you on more. Thanks for showing Philly love. 👏

[@avpanda]

Fan of the show. Love your content! Can you do clip-on mics? I found myself looking at the dirt of the black foam of the microphones. And it's easier for the guests and the quality of the sound. PLEASE! Happy 2022!

[@ferni4em688]

Great pod JJ !

[@dev8901]

Dope interview , you tommy then matt and jack got the best pods out rn

[@arnaudlemay6297]

This is awesome. Loved it, keep up the great interviews and real talk.

[@aaronhutchinson885]

Matt is good with interviews answering and asking questions. I know him and Jack are boys, but I think Jack is holding them back a little on ATS. Appreciate this interview...

[@joelhanson5429]

no lies... Stak isn't really the interviewer type, and he's high most of the time.

[@natutz]

Yeah and it’s noticeable here.

[@Diegomtz127]

Stack is what makes ATS tho. Without him it won’t be as successful. His personality and no filter attitude is what makes it what it is. It’s why so many players and real ones appreciate what they’ve done

[@lucasbennett7717]

Stak brings the authenticity to all the smoke though, he still carries that attitude, he is a big reason they get so many guests because Stak is a real G and has the respect from his peers. But he does get too high before the interviews lol

[@lucasbennett7717]

@@chrisc4507 you're the type to sit around reading r/nba hot takes lol stfu and try watching a game for once in your life

[@axucaroso]

Thanks to Matt and JJ for using their platforms to allow players to express themselves.

[@adr7379]

We need a part 2

[@johnhayes8479]

We remember Matt's toughness and helping the dubs get where they needed to go

[@CallMiRizzla18]

Thanks for giving that Orlando team love Mac was my 1st favorite player then Dwight… for like 2 seasons lol but I scraped a couple bums in 2k with that team

[@i0nknownun]

Good job JJ brother you be splashing on 2k22 myteam boi

[@EternalMo]

Was just watching JJ on all the smoke the other day, this is great

[@jpimentel6918]

Great episode. Two well-spoken men just chopping it up, reflecting on some great times in basketball!

[@UnstoppableDWade]

Damn no love for tommy 😂

[@jpimentel6918]

@@UnstoppableDWade Tommy is cool but he’s very replaceable 😂😅

[@UnstoppableDWade]

@@jpimentel6918 damn 😭

[@reggieonit]

Matt is so relax first time I watch 1hr on KZbin lol

[@laurentbfree]

One of my favorite podcasts. All the smoke is dope also. Just love these player podcasts. Definitely a fresh perspective.

[@davidpeters3857]

Another brilliant interview

[@Thosearemytwocents]

Man these podcasts are just amazing

[@bernielingat3850]

Part 2 for Matt Barnes there’s a lot more to tell 😎

[@JBGC916]

Smoked a blunt w matt in HS.. lol good times

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

"Let him come to the basket I'm a f*ck them up and I'm like he'll yea shaq". 😏 that's was a priceless moment, it took a minute thru the interview but you provided folks with a priceless moment. Beautiful work 👏 guys

[@mrflynn01]

Those zoom recorders have y’all audio sounding amazing!!!! Thanks for the upgrade.

[@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay]

51:30 my favourite stories are Kobe Bryant stories ♥️

[@__n3ptr_]

Amazing pod

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

“It’s hard to go against CP” fr 🐐🐐

[@brxndxnr5377]

Damn hearing Matt Barnes almost coming Toronto is sickk, woulda loved to have been a kid in middle school see him hoop in person

[@saltywings41]

This is probably the best podcast yet lol

[@dogukankucukler4401]

Incredibly fun episode !

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

Nuts Chest Chin is hilarious with how Kobe hit him with his elbow 🤣🤣

[@lnd1998]

I love their takes because they talk from a different era but aren’t old heads about it. It isn’t my way or the highway, it’s just hey look at the benefits of xyz compared to this. And they’re right on a lot of it. Guys like Jared Dudley, Haslem, juwan Howard back in the day, even javale is a guy like this where they bring SO much to the locker room it literally impacts winning

[@Bradleytosh]

The other guy just sets there lol

[@MyDixieNormis]

Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, Rashard Lewis, Dwight Howard. Chris Duhon, Jj reddick, Matt Barnes, Ryan Anderson, Marcin Gortat. One of my favorite teams of all time

[@youngsatch]

I’m glad they showed Matt shaking Tommy’s hand too 😂

[@javianjohnson8746]

Lmao 40:27 that’s a helluva teammate 😭

[@darrenbe2708]

the “we believe” lakers in the description? lol

[@hooray_for_sam]

Love the show!! Can you update your mic situation though? Just get the mics that pin to your clothes so you don't have to hold a mic the whole time and have the sound go in and out throughout the interview.

[@Jasonj0303]

Matt Barnes is not the MVP, but every championship team needs a Matt Barnes to cross that finish line.

[@charliemack8585]

Thank you Matt for being a supporter and not a Charles Oakley type guy….The NBA is at its best rn and it doesn’t look like it falling off anytime soon

[@TJ1K_828]

Been waiting for this one

[@Eddybaby01]

06:35 😂😂😂 we all felt that way unless you were a duke fan. JJ mad cool though.

[@garymonaghan7196]

I love the reference he made about Udonis Haslem nice shout out

[@blobby82]

#1 podcast in the nba.

[@trentmcvarnock9339]

Even after the recent great episodes with CP/Draymond and all the other's, I think this is my favourite.

[@hannibot]

Hey JJ and whoever is responsible for the logistics of this awesome show. You should definitely do the whole section/naming the sections thing for all your videos like you did for the Dray video. Personally I'm really interested in this show but don't have the time - luxury to watch the whole thing. BUT I would watch subsections that are more to my interest if I know whats in there. I know the clips are kind of serving the same purpose but for a show of this caliber - you should provide this service for your fans.Get your producer on it! Continue your great work, it's really refreshing to have the perspective of an ex player who asks the kind of well thought out questions JJ and Tommy do.

[@kylecook4206]

Matt Barnes…… Best personality in basketball. That’s not up for debate

[@Jorge-lh6px]

Matt Barnes is such a well-spoken person.

[@kukublof5057]

no he is not lol, perhaps it's time for both of you to read a book ?

[@Jorge-lh6px]

@@kukublof5057 By well-spoken, I’m referring more to the way his pronunciations of words is very clear and concise. Well-spoken doesn’t only refer to a person’s use of vocabulary, rather the way they can present themselves through speech.

[@mactallica9293]

@@kukublof5057 There's no way you have that opinion, with that response

[@JordanSmith-gp8de]

Yeah to add to what y’all said, Pau was coming to Houston in that trade. We were sending Scola and Martin I think elsewhere. Something like that

[@rjatencion]

love the Yahoo! shout out

[@CC-bw7im]

Matt Barnes definitely someone I’d wanna smoke with

[@felipevisbal1414]

“And Lamar was you know…. *camera cuts to JJ asking about CP* 😂😂😂

[@dwaynenonales]

cant wait for JJ to interview lebron or russ in 5 years so we can find out wtf really happened this season

[@tonyfortune346]

I ain't ever heard Matt talk this fast before. My guy was trying to say as many words as possible lol

[@KirkoBangz1]

Matt Barnes is MY type of guy

[@millardfilmore1403]

Matt punching through an airplane window at 30,000 ft is actually the funniest thing I've heard in a while

[@blackbeanburger3357]

this guy NEVER stops talking about kobe in any of his interviews...

[@chuchuchuchia]

1:01:52 *grief and sorrow* 1:02:07 *peace and redemption*