The Roots told us, "Sometimes relationships get ill," and Matt Barnes can attest to that fact. He's not the only person to suffer a breakup, but as a basketball star, Barnes has often found his romances entangled in headlines. Basketball Wives fans watched as Barnes and his ex-wife Gloria Govan unraveled on the VH1 series, and after a lengthy relationship and three years of marriage, the pair broke up. Since that time, there have been struggles between the two as they co-parent twin boys, but it seems as if they're in a better place.

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Most recently, Matt and his ex-girlfriend Anansa Sims were trading insults online. They share a young son together and while it seemed as if they would make it for the long run, they decided to part ways. Thing got ugly as Matt took to social media to share his issues, but now he wants to apologize for his actions.

"Day by day trying to better myself," Barnes wrote in the caption to a video. "Private apologies don’t work for publicly disrespected. Peace • Love • Happiness @anansasims ??." In the clip, he said he was inspired by a video he saw that spoke about owning up to one's mistakes. He apologized to Anansa Sims for speaking about their personal business publicly "and when we hit a rocky point, flipping out on her out of emotion, out of hurt, out of anger, out of frustration... It was wrong for me to do."

He said he should have learned from the mistakes he made in previous relationships. Check out Matt Barnes delivering his public apology and explanation below.

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His name may be mentioned in the media regularly, but Matt Barnes insists that he does his best to try and “lay low.” The former NBA star is known for his controversial statement, court cases with his ex Gloria Govan, or his public breakup with his most recent girlfriend Anansa Sims. Still, Matt told Hollywood Unlocked that he really is the type of person who wants to live his life on his own terms away from the spotlight.

After speaking at length about his friend Kobe Bryant, giving Kobe his last interview, and what being at the basketball icon’s Celebration of Life ceremony was like, Matt discussed his personal life. He shared that because his breakup with Gloria was “so public and nasty,” he wanted his split from Anansa to be quieter and more civil.

He and Anansa apparently went to college together and ran into each other years later. Matt says they were “irresponsible” and had unprotected sex, but he’s blessed to have their son. “We broke up at the end of December, but it didn’t really hit until the end of January,” Matt said. “I really didn’t want to ruffle the feathers.”

While there have been previous reports of Matt and Gloria being at odds, he states that they’re in a much better place currently. He hopes that one day he and Anansa can “be friends” and get back “on a regular schedule” with their son. Check out Matt Barnes’ full interview with Hollywood Unlocked below.

It’s another bit of relationship drama for Matt Barnes now that he’s split from Anansa Sims. The former couple were together for two years and welcomed their son, Ashton Joseph, into the world back in December 2018. Initially, reports stated that Matt and Anansa have decided that moving forward as co-parents outside of a romantic relationship would be best for them, but now that they’ve taken their grievances to social media, things have turned ugly.

Matt previously accused Anansa of keeping him from seeing Ashton, but she retorted that the accusation wasn’t true. She posted screenshots of an alleged conversation with Matt where she makes plans for them to see their son. Anansa also has three other children with former Atlanta Falcons player David Patterson.

“But one thing I’ll never figure out is, how you get $1,100 for three kids who are eight, seven, and five, and you want $15,000 for a 14-month-old,” Matt said in a video he shared online. He added that Anansa and her mother are making accusations about him because they believe it will help them get more money from the court.

“This is just a money play,” said Matt. “Just like the restraining order is a money play. She fears for her life. The fact of the matter is, we just didn’t work. I wasn’t happy. I tried to make it work, it didn’t work. So now, instead of being hurt and sad like she was at the beginning, her mom is in her ear so now she’s bitter and spiteful and ‘Let’s try to hurt this motherf*cker.'”

Scroll through below to see Matt also call Anansa out for posting fake photos on Instagram and allegedly offering to sell information about his family to the media.

Matt Barnes and his gorgeous girlfriend, Anansa Sims, have called it quits after dating for two years. Matt welcomed his third child with Anansa (he shares a set of twins with his ex Gloria Govan) and after “an amazing two years” together the duo has decided to move forward as co-parents. 

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The Shade Room shares details on the break up as a source close to the couple allude to Matt being the one to end things. “[Anansa’s] an amazing mother and woman and [he] wishes her nothing but the best, he has a tendency of putting everyone else’s happiness in front of his, and has finally decided to put his own happiness first,” the source explained. The break-up looks to be fresh since the couple blended their families for a shared holiday. Anansa has three other children from her former marriage to David Patterson. 

December marked the model’s 41st birthday and Matt had nothing but sweet words to share about his baby mother. “Like a Fine Wine… You’re only getting better! Happy Birthday Beautiful?? Love you,” he wrote. 

In other Matt news, the retired NBA player recently crowned himself the “hardest lightskin n***a” all thanks to Kanye West.