In further evidence that public Rihanna thirsting is man's most dangerous game, Matt Barnes is likely reposing in a burn unit at Cedars-Sinai after being torched by the singer over public insinuations about a budding relationship between the two.
It began like so many other classic love stories: with TMZ cornering the former Los Angeles Clippers hitman in his downtime Sunday.
Asked if he and Rihanna were dating, Barnes said they were feeling things out.
"Rihanna's my friend right now so um we'll see where it goes... I think it just passed the crush stage, a little bit," Barnes said.
Asked if the two would be strained by distance with Barnes signing on with the Memphis Grizzlies, he said he wasn't worried.
"Nah, she's rich," Barnes said. "We'll be all right."
Becoming more guarded, Barnes then called rumors of their dating "speculation."
"All that is rumors. All that is speculation," Barnes said. "We're friends, ...
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