Rihanna Says She's Not Dating NBA Player Matt Barnes on Instagram
Sebastian Wright
Updated on March 29, 2026
One fact of life that we all know to be true: Rihanna is a badass. Just consider the recent evidence: She wears sparkly, sexy Carnival costumes. She creates seven-minute-long music video productions. And she has no time for false dating rumors. It all started when "sources" told TMZ that Memphis Grizzlies star Matt Barnes and Rihanna had been on a few dates. Then Barnes himself told TMZ himself that he and Rihanna "just passed the crush stage a little bit." One problem: Rihanna says Barnes is lying. And she had no problem calling him out for it via Instagram. See her message below: #bishwhere #thedevilisaliar #shesnotthatintoyou #shesnotintoyouatall #shesneverevenmetyou #thisactuallyhurtmyfeelings #defamationofcharacter A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Aug 16, 2015 at 2:31pm PDT Word of advice to Barnes: Do not mess with Bad Gal RiRi.