Matt Barnes disputes arrest on Twitter

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Laker Matt Barnes defended himself on Twitter Thursday, disputing the accuracy of reports of his arrest on felony domestic violence charges.

"Don't let your ears witness, what your eyes didn't see!!!" Barnes said in all-capital letters on the social networking and microblogging service.

He offered no further comment or explanation.

Sacramento sheriff's deputies said they arrested Barnes, 30, after responding to an incomplete emergency call and background scuffling sounds from the home Barnes shares with his fiancee, Gloria Govan, who is also the mother of the couple's twin boys.

Barnes and Govan both had visible injuries when police arrived, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported.

Deputies arrested Barnes after determining he was the primary aggressor, the TV station said.

Barnes, who has yet to play his first game for Los Angeles, was booked at Sacramento County Main Jail on the felony charges of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line for allegedly preventing his girlfriend from talking to the 911 operator.

He posted a $50,000 bond and was released. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

The free-agent forward, who signed with the Lakers for $3.6 million July 23, made headlines last year while playing for Florida's Orlando Magic for an on-court altercation with Laker shooting guard Kobe Bryant.