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John Henson Ejected for Taunting Matt Barnes, Barnes Chases Him into Locker Room

It was pure theater in Milwaukee as a hard foul escalated into violence.

Matt Barnes is a bad, bad man. He once famously said about his ex-wife's current lover Derek Fisher, "violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is." I'll let that rhetorical structure sink in for a second. Ok, got it? Good. Because last night Barnes went ahead and pulled another no-no, consistent with his "but sometimes it is" philosophies.

During last night's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies, as the clock was winding down with the Bucks up by 10, Barnes went up for a layup, and Milwaukee's John Henson came in and swatted him, and swatted him good. Henson, a reserve forward, then glared down Barnes—the best the baby-faced 25-year-old could do. Take a closer look:

Pure comedy.

Henson was sent walking to the locker room, and threw his jersey into the crowd. Then Barnes was tossed too. But instead of walking out quietly, Barnes appeared to sprint the down the tunnel after Henson—presumably to continue their discussion off the court

Allegedly—allegedly—nothing happened. But given the fact that Barnes once drove 95 miles to "beat the shit" out of Derek Fisher, I'd look into a restraining order if I were John Henson.