Was anyone actually talking about Eva Longoria dating Matt Barnes? Her denial was the first I even heard of the rumor, so I googled around and it appears this report Saturday morning is what pissed off Longoria. (That report reads as if the restaurant PR force-fed it to the paper and slightly exaggerated … everything.) However, further poking around the web turned up this picture of Barnes and Longoria recently out at some club.

Even if Tony Parker were pissed about this – I doubt it, since he nuked his marriage to Longoria by hitting on a teammate’s wife – it’s not like he could do anything to Matt Barnes, one of the biggest hot heads in the NBA who memorably stepped to Kobe a couple years ago. When last we heard from Barnes … an escort was trying to ruin his relationship with his baby mamma.

Hey NBA lockout, this is what you’ve left us with: Imaginary fights between NBA players over a B-list actress.

[UPDATE: Just friends, obviously. Friends pick up friends at the airport, right? Of course they do.]

Previously: Was Tony Parker Cheating on Eva Longoria With a Teammate’s Wife? Report Alleges it Was Brent Barry’s Wife [UPDATE]