This Matt Barnes inbounds pass didn’t go so well (GIF) (Ball Don’t Lie)
Los Angeles Clippers wing Matt Barnes has had a really, really bad preseason. As noted by Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times , Barnes is just 3-of-31 (9.7 percent) from the field and 1-of-18 (5.6 percent) from beyond the arc through five preseason appearances totaling 114 minutes. It could just be a slump, but Barnes will be looking to reverse his play as the team sets about challenging for a championship this season. The events of Tuesday night's exhibition against the Golden State Warriors suggest that Barnes is in an extended stretch of bad luck rather than an all-out collapse. His line of 1-of-7 shooting in seven minutes of play seems pretty terrible, but the really embarrassing moment of the night came just a few minutes into the game. After a made jumper by Klay Thompson, Barnes set up to throw one of his trademark baseball-style inbounds passes up the court. Except the ball didn't make it more than a few feet before colliding with the underside of the backboard and bouncing right to Stephen Curry for a very simple three-pointer. Check out the GIF (via Reddit ): This play obviously didn't go very well for Barnes, but it's also the kind of freak mistake that he can only...
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