Dallas Mavericks star forward Harrison Barnes may only have a year and a half living playing for the Mavs, but he is already enjoying a good time with the Dallas community. Barnes recently paid for 150 kids to watch the movie Black Panther at the Studio Movie Grill in Dallas.
The team might not be able to make their fans smile every night with a good performance, but this is a nice gesture from one of their top players. Dwain Price from Mavs.com shared a video of the moment Barnes was revealed as the “host” of the event:
The Mavericks, undergoing a rebuild and experiencing franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki's last playing year(s), are right where they would want to be at this point: 14th in the Western Conference – only half a game over the worst teams in the NBA, the Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns. It's fair to say that they are not going to reach the playoffs.
Nowitzki's twilight seasons make it harder for the franchise to do a complete start over, as they want to honor the best player in Mavs' history.
But losing a bunch of games and hoping ping pong balls bounce their way is the best they can do for now.
Harrison Barnes has been quite a bright spot in an otherwise underwhelming Mavs season; he averages 18.3 points, 1.9 assists, and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 35 percent from behind the three-point line. He is also seeing more time at power forward, something he did not have as much when he was a member of the Golden State Warriors. Paying for these 150 kids' night at the cinema should not be too big of an issue for the former North Carolina Tar Heel, as two offseasons ago he signed a four-year $94.4 million deal with the Mavericks. Barnes, who was selected seventh overall by the Warriors in the 2012 NBA Draft, has two seasons left on his contract, with the 2019-20 season being a player option.
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