Former NBA star Matt Barnes says he cannot imagine he has to clear the air on the most recent rumor circulating the web, however right here he’s … denying an AI mannequin scammed him out of a ton of cash.

The chatter unfold like wildfire over the previous few days … which said the 14-year vet fell sufferer to a super-hot catfish who wound up with $61k of his hard-earned cash.

His buddy Gilbert Arenas did not do him any favors by respiratory extra life into it on his personal podcast … so now right here he’s, setting the report straight.

Barnes particularly known as out blogs, which he known as “backside of the barrel ass motherf***ers,” for spreading the lies and revealed he reached out to Arenas about his tackle the faux information with out even checking in with him first.

“I informed him, ‘In any case we have been by means of, bro, like faucet in with me to see if it is actual.’ He apologized,” Barnes mentioned.

Barnes added within the 2:30-minute clip that he is actually attempting deal with repairing his household. Bear in mind, the 45-year-old revealed in April that he and his fiancée, Ananasa Sims, broke off their engagement, and he or she publicly known as him out for infidelity. He took 100% of the blame.