Club 520 - Matt Barnes on guarding Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul-Blake Griffin Clippers BEEF, Warriors

We’re back with Season 3, Episode 90 of Club 520, where Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen are joined by Matt Barnes, where he talks about his journey through his NBA career as well as being one of the first basketball players to have a podcast with ‘All The Smoke.’ Barnes talks about the Kevin Durant and Steph Curry Golden State Warriors being the BEST team in modern NBA history, guarding Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, the Chris Paul and Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers team, and much more!

Timeline:
0:32 - Episode Start
1:15 - Black forces & white laces
2:30 - Kobe's defense
4:00 - Best 2-way players ever
6:15 - Kawhi Leonard situation
7:45 - LA teams and the "We Believe" Warriors
9:45 - Becoming an elite defender
11:45 - Klay's 60 vs. Teague
13:00 - Matt's Clippers vs. Warriors
13:45 - Best team of our era: KD's Warriors?
15:15 - Fans smoking in Oracle
15:50 - Smoking at coach's house w/Woody Harrelson
16:50 - Baron Davis Top 5 without injuries
18:20 - All-American football player
20:00 - Matt Barnes' hard fouls
21:00 - Kobe: Hardest player to guard
21:45 - Low-key tough covers
22:30 - All the Smoke origin story
26:30 - Work after the NBA
29:00 - Shadiness in the industry
31:45 - "The Jeff Teague championship"
33:45 - KD's return & Matt's injury
36:15 - Lob City Clippers team
39:15 - 2025 L.A. Clippers
40:15 - Trae & Atlanta Hawks
43:15 - Clippers or OKC Thunder?
44:30 - Chris Paul
46:00 - Work-Life balance
49:15 - Coaching AAU basketball
52:30 - If Barnes had NIL money
54:00 - Coaching his kids
57:00 - NBA is a "highlight sport"
58:15 - Teague jersey no draws
01:00:00 - B Hen meeting Jeff story

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