NBA champion Matt Barnes reveals his son needed emergency surgery following car accident as he opens up on ‘tough week’

NBA champion Matt Barnes has revealed that his son Isaiah was forced to undergo emergency appendix surgery this week – after being hit by a car days before.

Barnes, who wrapped up a lengthy playing career in 2017, shared to Instagram  on Sunday that his teenage son was hit by a car while jogging on Wednesday.

The former Lakers and Clippers forward said that Isaiah then had a bad stomach ache on Friday, and tried to play through the pain at the Mamba Invitational –  a basketball tournament which is named after Barnes’ former teammate Kobe Bryant.

However, Isaiah ‘couldn’t sleep’ on Friday, leading him to inform his mother of the pain before Barnes brought his son to the emergency room.

There, the doctor said Isaiah had ‘the largest appendix he had ever seen that hadn’t ruptured,’ and the teenager underwent emergency appendix surgery.

Isaiah, seen in the hospital, was later forced to undergo emergency appendix surgery

Isaiah posted a story to his own Instagram on Sunday confirming that he’d been discharged. 

Barnes thanked the staff at UCLA Health for taking care of his ‘baby boy’ and posted a photo of his son flashing a middle finger while in the hospital.

He did not specify whether the appendix issue stemmed from the car accident or whether it was a different issue entirely.

Isaiah also called the ordeal ‘one tough week’ in a separate post. 

Isaiah confirmed on his own Instagram that he’d been discharged from the hospital

Isaiah and his brother Carter shared a heartwarming hug after being reunited at home

Barnes later posted a video onto his Instagram account of Isaiah and his brother Carter sharing a heartwarming hug after being reunited. 

The 44-year-old played from 2003-17 for a variety of franchises after being drafted by the Grizzlies in the second round.

He ended his career with a title in 2017 while he was a member of the Golden State Warriors .