It appears that Matt Barnes, a former NBA player turned analyst, is fighting by himself. The 44-year-old issued another audacious threat on social media following his recent heated response to basketball agent Gina Paradiso during a matchup between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Angel Reese‘s Chicago Sky. And he included Reese in this as well. The former NBA player brazenly threatened to divulge one Reese-related truth about Paradiso. This happened when he was criticized by internet users for his critical statement directed at Paradiso.
Barnes posted a screenshot of a communication that supported his earlier statements out of a need to justify himself. It’s interesting to note that the other side of the debate supported Barnes for exposing the truth in the chat.
Humble yourself Gina. Don’t forget where you started. Nobody knew you b4 stak hired you & I got you a job at CAA.. You rep a couple big women in the W now & you think you doin something. #YouStillAintShit
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) June 3, 2024
Additionally, the analyst appeared to threaten to disclose how Paradiso supposedly mentioned various dubious things about Angel Reese during the chat. Barnes went so far as to refer to Paradiso as a “snake.”
Barnes wrote a piece on X that displays the conversation and Barnes’ scathing remarks. He wrote,
“For all of you that seems to have an issue with my tweet to @ginaparadiso know what you’re reacting too b4 you react.. She’s a snake that is very disrespectful & talks shit behind everyone’s back,”
For all of you that seems to have an issue with my tweet to @ginaparadiso know what you’re reacting too b4 you react.. She’s a snake that is very disrespectful & talks shit behind everyone’s back. pic.twitter.com/QcY9Ov4ajd
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) June 3, 2024
After Barnes made a remark about how Caitlin’s teammates don’t seem to be supporting her, Paradiso made a comment that seemed to be directed at all the male podcasts, starting the X war.

