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NBA star Matt Barnes claims to date singer

''Rihanna is my friend right now, so we’ll see where it goes... It just passed the crush stage a little bit,'' Matt Barnes tells TMZ

Rihanna, Matt Barnes

After a failed relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, Karim Benzema, it seems pop star Rihanna is allegedly having a secret affair with NBA star, Matt Barnes... at least that's what he's saying.

In an interview with TMZ, Barnes said there was something romantic going on between himself and the singer. On Sunday, August 16, Barnes revealed that even though he and Rihanna were just friends, there was a possibility it could turn into something more.

''Rihanna is my friend right now, so we’ll see where it goes,” said Barnes, adding, “It just passed the crush stage a little bit.''

Unfortunately for Barnes, Rihanna issinging a completely different tune. On Sunday night [August 16] she posted on Instagram that she’s never even met Barnes. Sharing a screen-grab of the basketball player from the TMZ video,

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Rihanna wrote the hashtags, ''#bishwhere #thedevilisaliar #shesnotthatintoyou #shesnotintoyouatall #shesneverevenmetyou #thisactuallyhurtmyfeelings #defamationofcharacter.''

Barnes supposedly commented on Rihanna’s dig, writing on her Instagram photo, ''Haha wow.''

Rihanna has recently been linked to Formular 1 champion Lewis Hamilton after both were spotted earlier this month in Barbados at the annual Grand Kadooment Day carnival relaxing on a yacht.

Looks like RiRi doesn't want anyone... not even Matt Barnes... crushing her prospective love affair with Lewis!

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