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After defending Ime Udoka, ex-NBA player Matt Barnes claims situation is ‘100 times uglier than any of us thought’

Less than 24 hours after he defended Ime Udoka and questioned why Udoka received a yearlong suspension, former NBA player Matt Barnes not only backtracked his statement, but also took a stance against the Celtics coach.

After making the post that defended Udoka on Thursday night, Barnes said that he got a call from some that “had all the details – this [expletive] is deep.”

“I try to report and talk with facts and honesty and I clearly have to say last night without knowing all the facts,” Barnes said in an Instagram post Friday. “I spoke on Ime Udoka’s defense.