Los Angeles Lakers Forward Matt Barnes Plays Enforcer in Summer League

Word on the streets of San Francisco today suggests new Laker Matt Barnes is already serving notice to the league, or at the very least to opposing coaches:

Don't mess with me unless you're ready for a fight.

According to reports out of the San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am Summer Basketball League, the Santa Clara native's fiery nature got the best of him on Monday night when, while playing for the Dream Team, he got twisted up in a heated exchange with SF City assistant coach Rick Lewis.  The exchange resulted in a double-technical, as Barnes had to be pulled off the court to cool his head.

What caused the flare-up in the first place is as yet unreported.  The scarcity of details relating to the encounter, how...

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