F Matt Barnes made his first start as a Warrior since March 4, 2008, at Atlanta. He scored three points in 18 minutes.

F Matt Barnes agreed to terms with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, which signed veteran guard Jose Calderon to a contract on Wednesday and promptly waived him two hours later. Barnes posted on social media Wednesday that he would be rejoining Golden State, the team with which he played in 2006-07 and 2007-09.

F Matt Barnes, who is averaging 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game this season, was waived by the Kings to make roster space on Monday after a five-player deal with the Pelicans.

F Matt Barnes, a former Warrior, finished with a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double for the Kings on Wednesday at Golden State. The game-high rebounding total was two off the veteran's career best.

F Matt Barnes scored 14 points off the bench. Barnes added 11 rebounds.

F Matt Barnes had a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds as Sacramento upset Golden State in overtime.

F Matt Barnes surrendered to New York police after being charged in connection to a nightclub fight in December. Barnes, 36, was later released by New York City police without bail and will have to show up in a Manhattan courtroom at a later date. Barnes was charged with third degree assault, a misdemeanor, after he was allegedly involved in an altercation at Avenue, a bar in the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan. "He was issued a ticket," Barnes' attorney, Alex Spiro, said Wednesday. "We deny the allegations and will answer them in court."

F Matt Barnes is expected to turn himself in to police in New York next week on misdemeanor assault charges for his role in an alleged assault of a woman at a nightclub last month. The New York Daily News first reported that Barnes would head to New York to answer to the charges. Barnes' trip to New York likely will occur after the Kings' eight-game road trip ends Tuesday in Houston. Barnes has maintained his innocence and will get a court date once he turns himself in.

F Matt Barnes was rested because it was a scheduled night off, according to Kings coach Dave Joerger, not for reasons tied to a report in the New York Daily News that stated Barnes' arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor assault is imminent. Barnes and C DeMarcus Cousins were investigated after an altercation at a New York City nightclub early Monday. The paper reported Cousins is not expected to be charged. Barnes played Sacramento's first 21 games, and Joerger said he would've rested Barnes in Dallas on Wednesday but didn't want to create the perception Barnes was being disciplined.

F Matt Barnes was rested Friday because it was a scheduled night off, not for reasons tied to a report in the New York Daily News that stated Barnes' arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor assault is imminent, according to coach Dave Joerger.

SF Matt Barnes and C DeMarcus Cousins are being sued following an alleged assault at a New York club on Monday morning, ESPN reports. Jasmine Besiso and Myrone Powell alleged that Barnes choked Besiso and Cousins punched Powell in the face after Powell came to the aid of Besiso around 3 a.m. at Avenue nightclub in Manhattan. Barnes allegedly elbowed Besiso in the face and knocked her unconscious. Cousins and Barnes then allegedly forced Powell to the ground and punched him repeatedly.

F Matt Barnes was ejected for a flagrant two foul on Sean Kilpatrick with 9:35 left in the fourth.

F Matt Barnes was fined $15,000 for directing inappropriate language toward game officials, the league announced Thursday. The incident occurred following the Kings' 108-96 overtime loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday.

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes was fined $15,000 for directing inappropriate language toward game officials, the league announced Thursday.The incident occurred following the Kings' 108-96 overtime loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Barnes, 36, is averaging 8.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in five games, including one start.

F Matt Barnes will miss his first game with the Kings due to rib and knee problems.

F Matt Barnes and the Kings finalized a contract Saturday. Barnes returns to Sacramento as a 13-year NBA veteran after spending the 2015-16 season with Memphis. Last season, he had career highs in field goal attempts per game (9.1), free throw percentage (80.4 percent) and tied a career-best with 5.5 rebounds per contest. He owns career averages of 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.

The Houston Rockets signed All-Star guard James Harden to a four-year, $118 million contract extension Saturday.The deal assures the Rockets of one additional year of Harden under contract in 2018-19 because of a player option that could return him to free agency in 2019, league sources told The Vertical.Harden's salary for next season will be $26.5 million under the new salary cap and increase incrementally over the course of the deal.Rockets owner Leslie Alexander made the announcement at a news conference Saturday."I'm happy to be here for four more years," Harden said. "This is home for me."The 26-year-old Harden averaged 29 points, 7.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds for the Rockets last season.--New Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade joined New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony in speaking out against recent gun violence that has dominated the news.Both athletes expressed their demands for social change in the wake of police shootings of African-American men and the sniper who killed... [More]

The Sacramento Kings signed free agent guards Arron Afflalo and Garrett Temple, and forwards Matt Barnes and Anthony Tolliver on Saturday.Terms of the agreements were not disclosed by the team.Afflalo has career averages of 11.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.7 minutes per game in nine NBA seasons.Barnes returns to the Kings as a 13-year NBA veteran after spending the 2015-16 season with the Memphis Grizzlies. Last season, he had career highs in field goal attempts per game (9.1), free throw percentage (80.4 percent) and tied a career-best with 5.5 rebounds per contest. He owns career averages of 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.Tolliver, a 10-year NBA veteran, has career averages of 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.6 minutes per game. He played 72 games with the Detroit Pistons last season.Temple spent the previous four seasons with the Washington Wizards, where he averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 assists in 17.4 minutes per game."Adding... [More]

F Matt Barnes had just two points on 1 for 7 shooting (0-for-3 from 3-point territory) in 23 minutes of court time in Memphis' 106-74 loss to San Antonio on Sunday.

SF Matt Barnes led the Grizzlies with 24 points and 15 rebounds against Golden State on Saturday and has scored 75 points in his past four games. He also had 24 points in a loss last weekend at Orlando. During the streak, Barnes has connected on 13 of 33 3-pointers.