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Longoria dines with Lakers forward

Published Oct. 30, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Eva Longoria may have her eye on a new baller after the actress was spotted sharing dinner with LA Lakers forward Matt Barnes in New York.

"Desperate Housewives" star Longoria, who divorced former San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker last November amid reports that he shared racy texts with another woman, seemed "very flirty" with Barnes as they dined with two friends at Il Mulino on Thursday night.

Spies at the Greenwich Village restaurant said that Longoria, who is still dating Penelope Cruz's younger brother, Eduardo, also dined with two of her close friends -- stylist Robert Verdi and entrepreneur Loren Ridinger -- but seemed very focused on Barnes.

"There was definitely a spark between Eva and Matt," a spy in the restaurant said. "They weren't seated next to each other, but you could tell there was something between them. There was a little hand-holding over the table and a lot of eye contact."

Thursday was not the first time Longoria has been out with Barnes. On Oct. 16, she posted a photo on Twitter of herself partying with Barnes and George Lopez at Club Nikki in Las Vegas.

Barnes announced last Monday that he had split with his fiancee, Gloria Govan, the sultry star of "Basketball Wives" with whom he has three-year-old twins Carter Kelly and Isaiah Michael. The pair broke up after postponing their wedding and having their struggles well-documented by reality TV.

Barnes' statement read, "We have reached the difficult decision of ending our relationship and will be going our separate ways at this time. We will work together to raise our sons and wish each other only the best."

But Govan told gossiponthis.com that she and Barnes could get back together. "We're still friends, and we're still working things out ... I think anything is possible," she said.

A rep for Longoria told us, "Eva and Matt are friends and are working together doing charity work for Eva's Padres Contra El Cancer. She was at the dinner amongst her other friends."