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‘I did it my way!!’: Matt Barnes announces retirement from NBA

Matt Barnes was the NBA’s “bad guy” for 14 seasons.

“I was one of those guys who really had to fight to make it in this league,” Barnes recently told The Bee’s Jason Jones. “Early on I had to do whatever it took, whether that be fight, rough people up, be physical, to make the team. I looked at it as them or me and it was going to be me.”

On Monday, two weeks after collecting his only championship ring, Barnes announced his retirement from the NBA through a post on his Instagram page.

Had a cool 15yr run!