?I Had to Buy ?Em Condoms?: Unwilling to Embrace 1 Role, NBA Champ Takes ?Proactive? Steps With 14YO Sons

After playing 14 seasons in the NBA, Matt Barnes retired in 2017. Since then, he has been a member of Showtime Basketball. Barnes has always had the ability to articulate himself properly and is well-spoken. This is one reason he is co-hosting the ALL THE SMOKE podcast.

Barnes is the father of six children, and he plays a fully involved role in their lives. With the brilliance that Matt Barnes possesses, he recently revealed how he takes care of his kids.

Matt Barnes’s parenting style

In a recent episode of the Point Forward podcast hosted by Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner, the special guest was Matt Barnes. The Warriors legend talked about how he is always present in the lives of his kids.

Barnes has six kids, and they are constantly asking him to impart his wisdom and advice in life. He wants to be a responsible father and be proactive, rather than react after his children have done something.

As the kids are getting older, with the eldest being 14, Matt Barnes knew it was time to let them know about the importance of safe sex.

During the podcast, Matt Barnes said, “… the sex discussion. My kids are going to be freshmen in high school. So I had to buy ’em condoms the other day, and I was so conflicted… They are fourteen, but at the same time, I know that to that point, if they haven’t done it, then it’s really close.“

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Barnes always wants to be there for his kids and teach them the right things. He also wants them to be safe and responsible. Barnes also said with a dose of both humor and sincerity, “I am 43, and I am not ready to be a grandfather.” Iguodala understood where he was coming from, and Matt Barnes has yet again impressed with his knowledge and brilliance.

Matt Barnes is a genius

People often overlook the wisdom that Matt Barnes possesses. Stephen A. Smith explained it once, briefly. Barnes revealed that he has plans to be a politician. But Smith dismissed his talk, saying that it is very hard for people to view him as political with the way he portrays himself. Smith said, “You see him tatted up, he?s smoking some weed and he talking about he want to be in politics.”

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But once Smith was able to have a sit-down conversation with Barnes, he realized Barnes was a brilliant human being, and he just might do it, being a prime example of not judging a book by its cover.

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