Matt Barnes Opens Up About Kobe Bryant, Facing Racism, His Family & Life After the NBA

Terrell Owens and Chris Spencer sit down with NBA champion and All the Smoke co-host Matt Barnes for a wide-ranging conversation about basketball, sports media, race, family, and life after the NBA. Matt talks about building All the Smoke with Stephen Jackson, creating a platform where athletes can speak openly, and his thoughts on the changing sports media landscape, including Stephen A.

Smith and the rise of hot-take culture. Matt also opens up about growing up biracial in Sacramento, experiencing racism as a child, and the traumatic KKK incident that forced his family to move.

He discusses fatherhood, raising his children, and having conversations with them about race and police brutality. He also reflects on his NBA career, including Kobe Bryant, the Lakers, Ron Artest, his infamous confrontation with Kobe, Russell Westbrook, and adapting to find his role in the league.

The conversation also covers Matt's NBA championship with the Warriors, his sons experiencing the championship run, his interviews with Barack and Michelle Obama, and the future of All the Smoke Productions. Matt and TO share stories about their experiences as professional athletes, media personalities, and fathers while discussing what comes next after sports.

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