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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0731_matt_barnes_mug_shot\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/31/0731-matt-barnes-mug-shot-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NBA &lt;/strong&gt;forward &lt;strong&gt;Matt Barnes&lt;/strong&gt; was arrested tonight for an outstanding traffic warrant, and for allegedly mouthing off -- BIGTIME -- to the arresting officer, TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to law enforcement sources, Barnes was busted by police in Manhattan Beach, CA for a misdemeanor traffic warrant, and we're told he also resisted the arresting officer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barnes is currently being booked by Manhattan Beach PD for the traffic violation, and for resisting an executive officer ... a felony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_n8d86yzj\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"073112_matt_barnes_launch_v2\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/31/073112-matt-barnes-launch-v2-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to our sources ... Matt was walking in Manhattan Beach around 8:30PM when he was first approached by Manhattan Beach PD -- and when officers ran a check on him they discovered a massive $26,000 unpaid traffic warrant for driving on a suspended license.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told Barnes made threats against one of the officers -- which is why he got slapped with the felony for resisting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0731_matt_barnes_wm\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/31/0731-matt-barnes-wm-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barnes played for the Los Angeles Lakers last year, but is currently a free agent. He's being held on $51,000 bail -- 26 for the unpaid warrant, and 25 for the felony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"update_bar\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/09/update-bar.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barnes posted bail and was released at 11:20PM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He later tweeted about the incident ... writing, \"Oh.. For all you perfect people out there looking at me w/your nose in the air, who have \"NEVER\" missed a court date for a \"TRAFFIC VIOLATION\" God Bless You...\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He also wrote, \"Funny how a small situation turns into a \"Urban Legend\".. A $26,000 traffic ticket?? Come on now smh.. Have a good night\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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