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Matt Barnes And Girlfriend Anansa Sims Welcome Their First Child
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Dec. 9 2018, Published 1:18 p.m. ET
Big congratulations are in order for former NBA star Matt Barnes and his girlfriend Anansa Sims, as they just welcomed their first child together! Read on for all the details.
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"Just in time for the holidays," Matt wrong alongside a photo of his newborn son named Ashton Joseph Barnes aka "AJ".
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Anansa, who is the daughter of legendary supermodel Beverly Johnson, shared the same photo and captioned it with "A gift from god."
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It's Matt and Anansa's first child together. Word broke out about her expecting back in August.
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Matt is already a father of twin boys with Basketball Wives ex Gloria Govan. He celebrated their birthday recently after winning sole custody of them due to Gloria allegedly putting their lives in danger over the summer.
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Matt shared a video of him and the twins setting up some baby furniture while his baby momma and their newborn chilled in the other room.
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