Matt Barnes Explains How the Iconic Kobe Bryant 'No-Flinch' Moment Put Him in Danger

Matt Barnes reveals how the infamous Kobe 'No-Flinch' changed his career. #paulgeorge #kobebryant #mattbarnes
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[@varrick1226]

This makes me miss Kobe what a phenomenal player. RIP Kobe.

[@justineagleman8379]

same

[@Rxvoice-cg8zb]

Kobe was that man beast

[@abouttime2569]

Some people need to chill out. Sending death threats over sports is just wild. I heard numerous stories about athletes getting death threats for poor performance. Just stop this nonsense.

[@bart_fox_hero2863]

addicts being denied their high.. gambling addictions are wild

[@TooWavii25]

It’s at an all time high now with gambling being a forefront of sports today

[@mehowkielan1984]

Definitely sports fans, who never played anything with their heart out. Anybody who did knows that you say and do crazy shtt once the adrenaline starts pumping, but it's all love after the game.

[@dukeskylar]

I mean some dude got shot in the face and died over a football game. Believe me they are that crazy. Dude got life in prison. Not gonna name names because they still out there gang bangin

[@mehowkielan1984]

@@dukeskylar oh I know. I've been living next to a football stadium for the first 18 years of my life. It's just mental issues acted out through idol warship.

[@johnfrankart702]

Man I remember Loathing Matt Barnes back in the day, but as the years came and gone, I ultimately came to respect him as a player. I always thought it Ironic that Matt Barnes, Dwight Howard, and Ron Artest all had run ins with Kobe as Competitors, but not only did they all end up playing with Kobe in the Purple and Gold, they all became brothers. That to me speaks volumes about the impact Kobe had on dudes in the league. I miss Mamba so damn much😞

[@OfficialClintJames]

Ehhh not sure that Kobe ever liked Dwight.

[@sec0ndton0ne408]

Him and Dwight never got along. They had multiple mini "scuffles" after he left. Dude kept throwing cheap shot elbows at his head. Kobe exposed Dwight without even doing anything

[@luisfrias1210]

As a Magic fan & Kobe fan that was a big moment we we'll all cherish.

[@jelobagalihog4131]

Cherish??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂WTFUCK Cherish 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lifemomentsca]

Rip Kobe though 😢❤

[@dirtybaker]

I like listening to Matt Barnes. He's a real one. Miami could have been a perfect spot for him but fate had other plans.

[@stevenscummy1458]

"In the remaining years of his life" stuff like that is still really weird to hear

[@goingnuts1615]

No it’s not. He’s been dead for awhile now.

[@stevenscummy1458]

@@goingnuts1615 Yeah it's not that, it's the fact he still looked like he could play in the NBA when he died, he never even got the chance to age and had a very short retirement

[@SilverrulezGaming]

I've just finally started accepting it this year. Took me 4 years

[@GS-mh6ub]

Miss the Black Mamba tremendously. 😢

[@Ruben-pt2jl]

Matt Barnes should read audiobooks.

[@coolbreeze3793]

Matt Barnes is going to Spit in your face over this.

[@Ruben-pt2jl]

@@coolbreeze3793 😂

[@jiggafromstatefarm9997]

I don’t get it .. Why ?

[@trdhlamini7458]

He should read audiobooks? I'm confused...

[@Littlehandler]

To read a audiobook 😕

[@bigkinnybass]

Matt Barnes looks like Waluigi.

[@crossoutrell]

Yooooo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ban1621]

Great story!

[@cryptojedii]

Becky with the good hair wanting to fight Kobe - that's hilarious!!! 😂😂🧢🧢🧢🧢

[@tshimomogudi51]

you don’t know matt barnes

[@vapenojutsuxllx6087]

Damn I miss kobe! My favorite player of all time 🙏🏻

[@rjmacready9828]

As a kobe fan, I always thought Barnes was a bum because of the ball fake stuff but he really is a stand up dude. Much respect

[@Trancymind]

Matt Barnes is not a person you should look up to especially if you are a man. Respect starts from self respect.

[@DreamDosage]

Same, I thought the move was foul… but I like his break down of the situation.

[@russelljohnson437]

@@Trancymindhmmm wrong he takes care of his kids n family you need to stop talking

[@andoversandlot8491]

I one too received death threats after farting in a elevator

[@fivedesert3675]

Bro you look like andrew tate!! My G!!!!

[@briantep458]

shoulda went with silent but deadly approach

[@DJ_Mooseknucks]

Justified

[@andoversandlot8491]

@@fivedesert3675 you don’t look like anybody u don’t have a picture up

[@andoversandlot8491]

@@DJ_Mooseknucks Lmaoo

[@jonathandiaz3463]

Kobe to me is always going to be the greatest! No disrespect to Michael or Kareem but to me, Kobe is the G.O.A.T

[@freditilford4777]

👀 That’s RIGHT 🤣 The TRUTH WILL SET PEOPLE FREE 🧐 KOBE BEAN BRYANT IS THE REAL DEAL “ G O A T “ & I grew up with the MJ era, But MJ didn’t have to play with all the crap 💩 Negative media, team players negativity & and WHOLE LOT OF JEALOUSY 🥴🧐 around him 🥴 KOBE had “ GUTS “ No fear of ANYONE, including MJ & Shaq 🧐 Yet, he respected them ! Ruthless BUT Humble 🧐🤣🙏🏾👍🏾👏🏾Ms.Fredi 🌻

[@Mike1122.]

KOBE was ICONIC!

[@Jono.]

Barnes spoke to that very well

[@Garrrrry5]

So glad MB went to LA, can’t imagine if he decided to join Bron, he might have championships but won’t be as successful as now, probably ended up like JR Smith.

[@almelgen8857]

😢😢😢❤the goat

[@jelobagalihog4131]

When you trashtalk the wrong guy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LEEMAN-X]

That whole incident is why I like Matt Barnes, Sam w Artest i loved players that didnt bow down to Kobe.....Chris Childs lol

[@BobSmith-qh1ej]

Lol Chris man child was soo pissed hahah. I look at it a different way with Ron and Matt tho. Players in the League were scared and intimidated of Ron dude was yoke solid and angry! But they couldn’t intimidate Kobe.

[@rodriguezsp8059]

Barnes is right .. don’t mess with our Lakers and Dodgers … especially Kobe ….

[@leebutz4727]

💜

[@123FUG33]

Matt Barnes would of fit in with heat culture too

[@sniperjay0916]

I would've flinched,so would Lebron... That's why MJ and Kobe are iconic heroes!

[@dylanmayss]

😢

[@RacingHeartMedia]

People will go to hell and back for celebrities although they’re human as well but people that have power or influence on people’s lives consumes them

[@MmGocrazy-rs1cc]

Damn yall was kicking it in Milwaukee 😯thats crazy go tell dame with his sensitive axx he trying to leave🤣

[@TuBlown]

LL MAMBA 8🌴24 💯🙏🏽

[@elbowoffthetop]

RIP Mamba.

[@gurillaboogie302]

Nobody killing over that 🤣

[@mybocks3]

In L.A.? You must not know. Certain dudes are made men. Ask Biggie.

[@gurillaboogie302]

@@mybocks3 I'm out here daily NBA players get robbed not killed

[@bacardim390]

I'm from LA and I remember watching this game. A lot of us hated Barnes, respected his toughness though. So when he came to the Lakers, it was easy to forget all of his battles with Kobe because it was clear that Kobe respected him. Also he gained more respect with LA fans when he pieced up that rat Derek Fisher.

[@JW-28]

Kobe was him, bro. Him and MJ were both absolute killers on the court.

[@DiorShiesty]

If I had to choose to go to Miami and play with Bron & Wade, I'm choosing them over anybody at that time

[@TribaLGear-ui8td]

Lebron would be on the floor crying😂

[@metsrus]

The Kobe glazers are insane. Don't mess with them, they live by Mamba Mentality.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Death threats for a pump fake? People are really stupid

[@Eddybaby01]

He would have been great on the Heat

[@time2chill121]

You got death threats because you had that vibe of a lil bully then you tried the wrong one

[@samtavakoli6682]

Lol if Chris Childs did what he did to Kobe, wtf do you think Matt Barnes would do.

[@deariusp86]

I got death threats too after going AFK on Fortnite. The kids were soooooo CRUEL. IT WAS NASTY WORK!!!!!!

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Kobe Bryant INSANE MENTALITY

[@thinlion01]

I don't think I even ever seen a matt barnes basketball highlight lol

[@Pinzollo100]

Death threats? Quit being dramatic

[@jaymoney6233]

Lmao you must have not heard the story about the death threats to Steve Blake and his wife after he missed a 3 in the playoffs smh some Laker fans are NUTS!!

[@tnm294]

This podcast better than LeBron pod

[@steveshin820]

LeBron pod only exists to promote LeBron and distort history.

[@mattebrice6974]

Not to burst anyone’s bubble but Matt Barnes faked beside Kobe’s face, NOT directly in front. Forget which interview Matt Barnes said it and if you look at the aerial shot

[@YusufEbr]

Was a different angle that showed it but it was still pretty close even with that

[@user-vw8dj1it1x]

Nah it was in his face that’s a misconception you believed why tf would he fake it not at his face wtf he faking the ball at then

[@FlexSZN23]

This was before social media right? How did they even send the threats? Mfs was emailing death threats 💀💀

[@justinnyumbaiza]

It was in 2010

[@thinlion01]

He literally said Twitter lol

[@YourtheJuan]

Bro thought internet was invented recently

[@thunderstar254]

We need to ban the entire generation of iPad babies from talking online.

[@robk6831]

So Barnes would have Battiers slot? Interesting to think about.

[@jackdriscoll8387]

before battier tho, so joel anthony’s spot. he should’ve did it

[@uaintslicc5941]

Matt is a Buster 😂 he the wack100 of the nba

[@samtavakoli6682]

Matt would have ended Kobe so quickly, do that not flinch shit with a punch, and see how it ends up.

[@uaintslicc5941]

@@samtavakoli6682 matt aint never fought nobody relax 👱🏼‍♀️

[@samtavakoli6682]

@@uaintslicc5941 if you don't know, keep quiet.

[@uaintslicc5941]

@@samtavakoli6682 pipe down lil 👱🏼‍♀️

[@wavybaby999]

Kobe like 🗿

[@keithjoseph128]

Nothing like killing for a guy who cost your team multiple titles.

[@runthenumbers9698]

The No-Flinch thing has been debunked. It's a forced-perspective angle. look up the overhead angle of this shot. Matt Barnes did not fake at Kobe's face. He faked off to the side over Kobe's shoulder. Surely Matt Barnes knows this, and he's still embracing the fantasy of it all.

[@antoniodavid4O]

There is a video that shows a different angle and it wasn’t even close to his head. It was more to the shoulder.

[@ipadmini1874]

Just another guy telling u Kobe was The Best in his ERA.

[@jevon1]

If that was LeBron instead of Kobe he would have fell on the ground and grabbed his ankle and begged the ref for a foul call

[@TheLanternZ]

Kobe was the man. No kid shit.

[@antno_2064]

Tough

[@wilfredopadilla2547]

Kobe gave it to all of y'all

[@stephenwong8053]

and the fact kobe paid off his fines and didnt even say nothing.. kobe was the embodiment of "him".

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[@ftwpod6340]

Jackie being the comic relief but being the least funny person is crazy

[@yvetteturner3495]

who is matt barnes?

[@cjholder9931]

your daddy

[@wendymalone1598]

@@cjholder9931 OK DO YOU LIKE IT WHEN HE GIVES IT TO YOU FROM BEHIND USING A STRAP ON YOU F****

[@yvetteturner3495]

@@cjholder9931 your mother pimp

[@ibe310]

DEREK FISCHER HUSBAND BROTHER😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lifemomentsca]

Barnes cusses left and right like a teenager like for what smh

[@Trancymind]

Bad upbringing. It explains why he had issues with his temper at work as well as with his family.

[@russelljohnson437]

@@Trancymindhe’s tougher than you

[@Trancymind]

@@russelljohnson437I am more stable, better patience and I think first before I act. I am more calmer and collected with issues in general with problem solving. This is why I have been married for 33 years straight now and my wife respects me due to taking the lead of problem solving without intimidating her and other people.

[@chiefindisguise]

Becky got threatened?😮

[@torpedohost]

who? the one with the good hair?

[@Rxvoice-cg8zb]

Matt Barnes deserved all he got

[@NemohHoes]

Kobe must have blinked or was just spaced out at that moment 😀 Otherwise you can't not flinch in that situation, not even Mamba

[@humanuponearth]

Real killas don’t blink.

[@NemohHoes]

@@humanuponearth Of course they do, everybody blinks 😄

[@humanuponearth]

@@NemohHoes lol not when there’s a threat. Professional fighters train specifically to keep their eyes open under the threat of hits.

[@kb5509]

​@@humanuponearthKobe was a rich kid from Italy, he cried when a teammate asked him to fight. He's no professional fighter, he either blinked or the ball wasn't going at his face.

[@humanuponearth]

@@kb5509 if I don’t flinch, I don’t see why Kobe would. He’s a dog. You clearly can’t relate.

[@Chinaman3100]

I wish Kobe was still alive like man if he was still alive LeBron wouldn't be on the Lakers right now and they wouldn't be doing so bad to the point where they're almost missing the playoffs

[@anthony7440]

People are just soft that they have to create death threats. They be princesses in the dark 😂 on the other hand Kobe recruited him 😎 a real man.

[@MCC876]

Yeah, Barnes was a punk. It was silly to do that. Think more deeply, Barnes.

[@terrancevanliew1814]

This didn't actually happen btw. Matt Barnes was to kobe's right. Not directly in front of him. It was a normal ball fake that looked like a taunt because of camera angles. NbaStoryteller exposed this years ago.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

Yeah people sending messages are hardcore fans not the bloods. Dude acting like gangs give a shit to take to Twitter incriminating themselves over a scuffle. Completely fabricated. In his words "he's flyin"

[@truthhurtd]

Must be tough for Matt to lose a bro.

[@chautinman]

TakTak shit

[@acceptpapara]

I love the fact that everyone pretends that the ball was in front of his face. I also love that everyone "forgot" that the ball was almost one meter to the right of Bryant's face. But keep repeating how "tough" the ex-Laker was...

[@miguelramos6663]

That’s false it’s the camera angle

[@io2711]

Cap !!! 🧢

[@exterminator_1986]

Death threats... bro stop lying

[@Thedjeatsalot]

Goes to show you. Nobody respected Barnes.

[@torpedohost]

its worse now

[@user-ge2uv6ky6l]

Barnes is the Derek Brooks of today

[@brodyabel7300]

🧢

[@jrgarcia4679]

Funny cause I hated Barnes ever since he did that to Kobe, after this I forgive him! 😆sorry barnes!

[@bdoug5316]

Put him in danger 😂 you guys are 🗑️

[@IllMatic97]

You should be quiet, fam

[@bdoug5316]

@@IllMatic97 1st amendment kid, don't like it live in a different country

[@southeastdc007]

Twitter wasn’t out doing them days was it? he might just have miss spoke

[@jasonhoppe781]

“Twitter” or “Ig” just means social media but yes I believe it was just starting.

[@renzo2k20]

twitter was out around 2005

[@roxycp6]

Becky is lying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@torpedohost]

this guy so cap no one knows who you are

[@screw_3259]

Suuuure Becky

[@niners2162]

Um um um Kobe called for someone to be on his team! Shame. So did he call artest and Paul gasol?

[@marvin7533]

Matt Barnes was always soft and still soft. Has to get his "boys" to fight and all. Someone should bring up Derek Fisher to him. 😂

[@kevinorellanaable]

Kobe scored 30 points on 30 shots lol ya that sounds like kobe grossly inefficient. Barnes should've went to Miami. He would've won championships and played with a top 3 player that passed. Not a ball hog shitty teammate that didn't like to pass. Plus, after 31 kobe was never in contention again.

[@niners2162]

That’s the cheating Kobe got from Jordan

[@CleanFabCollective]

Barnes and Jackson Two average to below average role players. That are more known for running there mouths than performing in there profession…. And looking stupid to those who aren’t

[@Charmander009]

And now kob dead so Matt Barnes got last laugh

[@chautinman]

BS

[@sydryan9589]

Laker fans are messed up

[@johnnyjoey]

Am I supposed to feel bad for Matt Barnes being an a-hole? Everything he says just sounds like excuses!

[@archangelo536]

...and it's the ONLY reason why we know who Matt Barnes is.

[@sharitarits9187]

Help kawhi u r sabotaging him ur not helping him win u sucked when hes in the floor😮

[@user-xu5xj3ym4k]

holy moly what a cry for attention. dude is soft. he should have played in the wnba.