Matt Barnes Breaks Up With Basketball Wives Star Gloria Govan

Los Angeles Lakers player Matt Barnes dumps his fiance Gloria Govan of Basketball Wives and releases an official statement to seal the deal. The couple who are parents to two young boys are no stranger to the tabloids. On her brief stint on Basketball Wives Miami, Gloria often flaunted her relationship with Matt as the aspirational relationship. But it wasn’t long before reports began to surface of infidelity on Matt’s part and a case of domestic violence. The latter occurred just before the couple postponed their wedding.

But things appeared to get back to normal. Until Basketball Wives LA begin and it was clear that Gloria was working on her Plan B. She often seemed surprised when Matt expressed his love for her and even discussed getting her money in order just in case things got sour. Can’t blame a girl for learning from experience.

Matt made things official when he released the below statement:

‘I’d like to address the rumors surrounding mine and Gloria’s relationship. We have reached the difficult decision of ending our relationship and will be going our separate ways at this time. We will work together to raise our sons and wish each other only the best.’

Who knows what was the breaking point this time – but something tells us ‘going our separate ways’ won’t last long with Gloria and Matt.

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