NBA player Matt Barnes, who earlier this year signed a $3.6 million contract with the LA Lakers, was arrested yesterday and charged with domestic violence, according to CNN.com.
As you know, Barnes and his baby mama Gloria Govan, who starred on the 1st season of the hit reality TV show Basketball Wives, were engaged to be married. But all of that ended when Barnes signed that lucrative deal with the Lakers and he suddenly realized his worth.
The incident occurred at his Sacramento home Wednesday, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s department said.
Police say someone in the home dialed 911 but the call ended abruptly. When police arrived at the home that Barnes shared with Govan, both parties had “visible injuries.”
“When deputies arrived, they made contact with 30-year-old Matt Kelly Barnes and the adult female who he lived with and with whom he had a dating relationship,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement. “While both parties had visible injuries, Barnes was determined to be the primary aggressor and taken into custody.”
He was booked on felony charges of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line.
He posted a $50,000 bond and was released from jail Wednesday evening, the sheriff’s department said.
His arraignment is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 13. Barnes played for the Orlando Magic last season.
