Matt Barnes Reportedly Accused Of Choking Woman And Punching Two Others

Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes is wanted for questioning for allegedly choking a woman at a New York night spot early Monday, law enforcement sources said.

Witnesses told the NYPD that Barnes also punched another woman and a man who tried to intervene at Avenue nightclub in Chelsea about 3:20 a.m.

Barnes allegedly choked a 26-year-old woman sitting at a nearby table after she reached over to grab something, according to sources. That’s when her 35-year-old boyfriend intervened and got hit in the head by bottle.

The bottle was not thrown by Barnes.

A larger melee then broke out with more bottles being thrown and another woman, 27, wound up getting hit by a bottle.

Barnes’ initial beef was with people within his own group of five to 10 pals before the brouhaha suddenly got out of control, a second law enforcement source said.

“So they get into a fight amongst each other and it spills over to another group in close proximity,” the second source said.

“Don’t know what sparked the dispute. This was a wild melee. This was a real good old fashioned barroom brawl.”

By the time officers arrived at Avenue located on 10th Avenue and W. 17th Street, Barnes and his buddies had left in vehicles waiting outside for them.

“Luckily no one was injured badly,” that second law enforcement source said. “Could have been a lot worse.”

Barnes’ lawyer Alex Spiro told The Post, “We believe no crime was committed and will continue to cooperate with the authorities.”

Two of the alleged victims, the 26-year-old woman and the 35-year-old man, were treated for minor injuries at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Kings star DeMarcus Cousins was also at the club, sources told The Post.

A video obtained by TMZ appears to show Barnes and Cousins outside of the club talking about the brawl. Cousins can be heard saying that Barnes “hit the sh-t out of this n—a.”

The fight came hours after Barnes stunk up Madison Square Garden, in the Kings’ 106-98 loss to the Knicks.

Barnes made just one of his 11 shots, and Sacramento was outscored by a whopping 21 points in the mere 17 minutes he was on the floor.

The 6-foot-7 Barnes is best known for a weird feud he had with former Knicks coach Derek Fisher – who once dated the player’s estranged wife, Gloria Govan, back in 2015. Barnes reportedly drove 95 miles to confront Fisher in Los Angeles for romancing Govan.

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