NBA star Matt Barnes accused of choking woman in New York nightclub

Matt Barnes, of the Sacramento Kings, is currently wanted by the NYPD for questioning after allegedly choking a woman in a nightclub.

Police were called to the scene a little after midnight after receiving reports of a man assaulting two women as well as another man. Barnes reportedly tried to choke a woman and punched two people who attempted to intervene.

In video retrieved by TMZ, Barnes and a teammate seem to be discussing the fight, with the teammate saying, "Matt hit the s*** out this ni***!"

Before the police arrived, Barnes had fled the scene, and he is currently being sought by police.

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