Matt Barnes UNLOADS on Shady McCoy, Jemele Hill & Sports Media for Attacking Reporter

All The Smoke

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

A Jaguars reporter showed emotion after a playoff moment... and legacy media LOST ITS MIND.

Matt Barnes breaks down why the backlash to Lynn Jones Turpin's postgame interaction with Liam Coen missed the point, how athletes see moments like this differently, and why letting someone show love for 30 seconds shouldn’t be controversial.

If you’ve ever wondered who actually understands the pressure of playoff sports, players or pundits, this one’s for you.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.4	Welcome back to Unplugged.
0:06.5	In the midst of a crazy first-round wildcar weekend, where my Niders went into Philly and handled business, there was a heartwarming moment between Lynn Jones Turpin of the Jacksonville Free Press and the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Leon Cohen.
0:21.1	Take a listen to this.
0:22.1	Lynn Jones, Jacksonville Free Press News.
0:24.2	I just want to tell you, congratulations on your success, young man.
0:27.2	Thank you.
0:27.4	You hold your head up, all right?
0:28.6	You guys have had a most magnificent season.
0:30.9	Thank you.
0:31.2	He did a great job out there today.
0:32.8	So you just hold your head up, okay?
0:34.8	And ladies and gentlemen, Duval, you the one.
0:37.3	All right?
0:37.5	You keep it going.
0:38.3	We got another season, okay?
0:39.5	I appreciate it.
0:40.0	Take care.
0:40.4	And much continued success to you and the entire team.
0:42.8	Thank you, ma'am.
0:44.2	Immediately after this, legacy media started taking shots and Ms. Jones.
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