Keeping aside all the recent controversy around his name, Scottie Barnes is a promising young talent in the NBA. The Toronto Raptors star is coming off his first-ever All-Star appearance last season! Barnes was named an All-Star after Joel Embiid was ruled out because of an injury. He explained his feelings, saying, “I think that’s the moment where it really kicks in like, you think about, ‘Okay, damn you’re actually about to go play in an All-Star Game. What are you going to do when you get out there? How is it going to be?'”

Well, it was a great year for Barnes, as in his 3rd season he averaged 19.9 points along with 8.2 boards and even dished out 6.1 assists per game. Now, in his fourth year in the league, he’s off to his best-ever start averaging over 20 points and 8.6 rebounds.

On the other hand, Scottie Barnes has also become the talk of the town, and that’s not just because of the 23-year-old’s on-court life, it is also because of his off-the-court activities, that led him to the spotlight. What activities you might wonder?

Well, to be specific, his dating life has been full of controversy. The Raptor was caught in the middle of a controversy involving his current girlfriend and his ex-partner, which spilled onto social media. Let’s find out about Barnes’ dating life and all the surrounding talk.

Who is Alyssa Rae Holmes? Find out about Scottie Barnes’ girlfriend and soon-to-be baby mama

Scottie Barnes started dating Alyssa Rae Holmes, who is reportedly 33 years old and based in Toronto, the same city as Barnes’ NBA team. Alyssa is a flight attendant, while also being a singer and lyricist of a rock and roll band! While there’s a big gap between Alyssa and Scottie’s ages, the couple seems to get along just fine, and they’re even having a baby together. Now, that’s confirmed news and also the starting point of all the controversy.

Scottie Barnes had confirmed through a Twitch stream that he and his girlfriend are expecting a child and showed his gratitude towards the supportive comments. “Ya’ll seen the news,” Barnes said. “Pretty happy here. Excited for what’s about to happen. Me and my shorty we are having a baby. I’m happy, I’m super excited, I’m super proud. We love it. Thanks everybody for the congrats. Pretty excited and can’t wait for it to happen. Coming soon, so we lit. Your boy is happy,” he shared.

What is the controversy revolving around Scottie Barnes and his ex-girlfriend Nari?

Scottie Barnes and Nari’s relationship went back to high school, when the two started seeing each other, through his college days, and then making it to the NBA. Nari was right beside Barnes every step of the way. It was not until recently when the two broke up, however, after rumors of the hoopster expecting a child with a woman started to circulate. Nari took to TikTok to vent her frustration.

She posted a video on the platform that started with, “Let’s play a little game,” and further added, “Put a finger down if you were dating your high school sweetheart for almost 6 years, you’re holding it down for him while he’s still trying to make it to the NBA. He makes it to the NBA so you move to another country to be there with him, to support him, all while studying for your masters. One day out of the blue he breaks up with you and then months later, he gets a white girl pregnant,” Nari continued.

“Just me? Oh okay,” she sarcastically said, ending the clip.

However, all this was confirmed when Alyssa Rae Holmes posted a picture, which shared the news of her pregnancy, after which Scottie Barnes’ comments on the same made the matter obvious. The news of parting ways with his high school sweetheart and having a baby with a 33-year-old woman was certainly not well-received on the internet; Barnes and Holmes have had to face a lot of backlash ever since. However, nothing about the story has been confirmed yet by Barnes, who decided to remain silent about Nari’s video.