Matt Barnes knows there are plenty of people with a low opinion of him, the kind who use his personal life as heckling material.
None of that mattered to the former Del Campo High School star Monday night in a locker room that was overpowered by the aroma of celebratory champagne. That’s because Barnes was finally part of an NBA championship team with the Golden State Warriors after they clinched the title in five games over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The outside drama, whether it be a nightclub incident last December while still a King, being waived by Sacramento in February or the taunts that often cross the line and become overly personal, meant nothing Monday night.