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Gloria Govan, Somaya Reece And Matt Barnes Hit The Red Carpert

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UPDATE-It was  reality TV show reunion with Gloria Govan from “Basketball Wives LA”, Meeka Claxton formerly of Basketball Wives Miami and Somaya Reece from Love & Hip Hop Miami. The ladies were on hand to help Gloria’s longtime beau Matt Barnes celebrate his Bleu Magazine cove in NYC.

On the red carpet Gloria revealed to the theybf that she and Matt are not engaged despite previous rumors.

Check out excerpts from Matt’s cover story below:

On ignoring the groupie chicks around the league

“In the league, women come a dime a dozen. Not to sound stuck-up or anything, but that’s just how it is. At some point you have to wake up and realize what your priorities are. Some guys wake up sooner than others. I woke up and I realized what was important to me.”

On getting jealous of Gloria’s relationships with other men during their breakups

“You like to go into a situation saying yes we are always going to be together forever and what’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine, but sometimes it doesn’t work out like that.”

“Even when Gloria and I were dating other people, when people would say things about her, it bothered me. Even though we weren’t together it was something that made me mad you know? It’s different when they are talking about the mother of your children.”

On how he and Gloria stay sexually happy

“So sometimes that means middle of the day sex. Sometimes that means after lunch you go and have sex in the bathroom. We do things outside the norm. I think we were in London last year in a really fancy nice restaurant and….the bathroom.”

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