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New Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes reportedly wanted to keep playing even after he was informed of the trade shipping him out of the Dallas Mavericks, according to his agent Jeff Schwartz. Barnes was forced to sit out the fourth quarter, as it could often take place when two franchises consummate an agreement for a […]

After the Dallas Mavericks’ Wednesday evening’s contest against the Charlotte Hornets, Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki was asked about his former teammate Harrison Barnes, who was traded on the same night to the Sacramento Kings. Dirk on traded teammate Harrison Barnes: "He's just a genuinely good dude and he's obviously got bonds with some of these players […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James air a reaction to Harrison Barnes being traded by the Dallas Mavericks. James commented on the timing of Barnes’ trade and his words elicited a sign of approval from the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis liked LeBron's post commenting on Harrison Barnes being traded mid-game 👀 pic.twitter.com/55DPx99a14 […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has reacted to the controversial mid-game trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Via Instagram, James posted a short clip of Barnes sitting in the Dallas Mavericks bench as the commentator was breaking the news involving him. In James’ caption, he lashed out on the notion […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle shared his thoughts on the recent trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. News broke out about the Barnes-trade while Mavericks were playing against the Charlotte Hornets. Carlisle shared that he learned about the deal during the game itself. In addition, he shared what he said to Barnes […]

On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks traded away their swingman Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Ironically, Barnes was sitting on the bench in the middle of a Mavs game while the trade had occurred. Harrison Barnes just got traded to the Kings, per @wojespn He's currently sitting on the Mavs bench. This is awkward. pic.twitter.com/xFgF4YNGZ9 […]

The Dallas Mavericks traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. In return, they they’ve freed themselves up a max option to sign down the road, per ESPN’s Zach Lowe. After trading Barnes for Jackson ($3.28M next season) and Z-Bo (expiring), the Mavs are just about in the max cap space ballgame depending […]

The Sacramento Kings, who just acquired Harrison Barnes via trade, intend to keep the forward for a long-term tenure. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Kings see Barnes as part of their long-term future. The 26-year-old has a player option worth $25 million for the 2019-2020 season. The Kings want to make a long-term play […]

In yet another big move prior to the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks have traded forward Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Justin Jackson and big man Zach Randolph on Wednesday night, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both the Mavs and Kings have been incredibly busy ahead of the […]

With the NBA trade deadline drawing near, the Sacramento Kings are among the teams looking to fortify their roster for the second half of the 2018-19 NBA season. It appears they may be in search of some help on the wing considering their interest in Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes and Washington Wizards small […]

The NBA’s trade deadline is only hours away, with Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET cutoff point inching closer and closer before teams take their best shot at making some big-time acquisitions before the window closes for good until free agency in July 1. From buyers to sellers, the league will see plenty of player movement, whether […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have just landed Kristaps Porzingis in a shocking trade with the New York Knicks, but that doesn’t mean other teams don’t think they could be trade deadline sellers. According to David Lord of 247Sports, teams are preparing to call the Mavs about Harrison Barnes and Dwight Powell sometime between now and […]

The NBA’s trade deadline frenzy has already begun with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks offering the first salvo in blockbuster deals. With one stroke, the Knicks and Mavs sent shock waves reverberating throughout the league as Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke were sent packing from New York to […]

The Sacramento Kings would reportedly love to have Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes on the roster, according Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Appearing on the Hoop Collective podcast, Windhorst says Sacramento — who has been rumored to wanting a scoring swingman — would be happy to have Barnes. https://twitter.com/BlazersBySagar/status/1085992019967696896 Harrison Barnes has played in 40 games […]

During the summer of 2016, the New Orleans Pelicans considered spending all of their cap space on small forward Harrison Barnes, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. The Golden State Warriors let Harrison Barnes walk in free agency that offseason because they signed Kevin Durant. When the Pelicans got cap space again, it was at the […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is not enthralled with Mavs team owner Mark Cuban’s comments about youth basketball in the United States. After Cuban said that young players in America would be better served to learn the game in Europe (Slovenia, specifically) instead of learning how to “taunt and put together mixtapes,” Barnes had rather […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is trying to figure out a better method for getting to the free-throw line on a more frequent basis. The Mavs forward is off to a good start this season in posting 17.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, but there’s some clear frustration when it comes to getting opportunities […]

Harrison Barnes has risen into a defensive stalwart, according to Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, Carlisle considers Barnes as the team’s top two defenders. Though Carlisle didn’t mention his best defender, it’s safe to assume that it’s DeAndre Jordan — a two-time NBA All-Defensive First Team member. “He’s picked […]

LeBron James admitted to making a crucial and dumb mistake, leaving Mavs talent Harrison Barnes wide open on his favorite corner — an error that could have costed the Los Angeles Lakers the game in different circumstances. James tried to prevent a drive from rookie Luka Doncic, despite Brandon Ingram keeping up quite well with […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is set to make his season debut tonight against the Toronto Raptors, according to Tim Cato of The Athletic. Barnes will play limited minutes on Friday as he gears into regular-season shape. “We’re going to watch the minutes,” head coach Rick Carlisle said after Friday morning’s shootaround, according to Dwain […]

After a rather surprising 21-point blowout on opening night against the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks have notched two straight wins in three days. With momentum on their side, the team has been given a further boost with the announcement that forward Harrison Barnes is expected to make his season debut on Friday when the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Harrison Barnes won’t be making his season debut for the Mavs as they face the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. It was head coach Rick Carlisle himself who ruled out his 26-year-old forward, who apparently is not yet fit enough to take the court at this point early in the season. Carlisle […]

Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes won’t play tonight in the season-opener against the Phoenix Suns, but the swingman is hoping he can suit up on Saturday when the team hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves. Barnes has a strained right hamstring which forced him to miss the entire preseason. The 26-year-old told reporters Wednesday he’s making […]

The Dallas Mavericks open the 2018-19 regular season against the Phoenix Suns, and they will be without a top offensive option as small forward Harrison Barnes will not play due to a strained right hamstring. Harrison Barnes will miss at least the first game of the season Wednesday in Phoenix with a strained right hamstring. […]

Harrison Barnes is doubtful for the Dallas Mavericks’ season opener against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, Oct. 17 according to Tim Cato of The Athletic. Rick Carlisle told Cato that Barnes would not play until he had some “significant practice time.” The swingman is returning from a hamstring injury. Harrison Barnes hasn’t had “significant practice […]

The Dallas Mavericks were without two of their starters during their trip to China, as Harrison Barnes and DeAndre Jordan didn’t fly with the team, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Jordan did not fly with the team as he attended to a death in the family, while Barnes is out for the preseason after tweaking his hamstring […]

The Dallas Mavs suffered a pair of injuries during Thursday’s practice session, as both Harrison Barnes and J.J. Barea went down with hamstring issues. Barnes will be out of commission for roughly 10 days with a right hamstring, but Barea (left hamstring) has been listed as day-to-day. “Harrison tweaked his hamstring yesterday, so he’s going […]

The Dallas Mavs received a huge blow early in training camp, as forward Harrison Barnes tweaked his hamstring during Thursday’s practice, expected to be “out for a while,” according to head coach Rick Carlisle, per Tim Cato of The Athletic. Barnes is expected to miss all of the preseason, but he has yet to have […]

Dallas Mavs forward Harrison Barnes’ wedding story involves determination, rides from a former teammate who is now in the NBA, and ice cream, yeah… lots of ice cream. The Dallas Mavericks star was at the peak of his collegiate career in North Carolina, when he met Brittany, a cheerleader for the Tar Heels. Despite an […]

The disparity of pay between the NBA and its sister, the WNBA, has gone to astronomical levels. Only a short oversight into the vast gap in compensation between NBA athletes and WNBA players will give the impression that these two eerily similar homegrown basketball leagues are completely different when it comes down to money. Dallas […]

The Dallas Mavericks went all in on European wonder kid Luka Doncic at the 2018 NBA draft, as they look build a foundation in the hopes of again challenging for an NBA championship in the future. With the acquisition of Doncic, the 19-year-old will now team up with explosive guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the […]

The Dallas Mavericks have recently signed top rookie Luka Doncic. Harrison Barnes, the team’s offensive stalwart, shared his thoughts about the wunderkind. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, Barnes believes that the rookie is very capable of making an impact: “We’re definitely excited. I think his ability to play-make, being a bigger guard in this league, […]

Three years after leaving the Dallas Mavericks in a state of shock by doing a career U-turn to play for the L.A. Clippers, DeAndre Jordan is now in the process of repairing his image in the eyes of Mavs fans. As for the players, that part of the team’s history does not seem to be […]

It wasn’t long ago the Dallas Mavericks were one of the model franchises in the NBA. Aside from the San Antonio Spurs, nobody in the West consistently made the playoffs like Dallas did. As long as Dirk Nowitzki was upright and head coach Rick Carlisle was doing his mad scientist thing, Dallas was a tough out. As […]

The Dallas Mavericks seem interested in potentially absorbing the contract of forward Chandler Parsons, but not enough to give up their leading scorer in Harrison Barnes, according to Mike Fisher of 247 Sports. The Mavericks reportedly “would look at taking on money in exchange for a top-10 pick,” which could reunite owner Mark Cuban with […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat Pinning a defender on his back, Dirk Nowitzki contorts his torso to the left, winding up to gain momentum towards his spin to the middle. One dribble and contact is sufficient to create the space needed for a seven-footer with an impossibly high, feathery […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes was a bit reminiscent of his days with the Golden State Warriors, especially during the 2016 playoffs. In an interview, he confessed that the 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team that year. In an interview with Uninterrupted, Harrison Barnes, who played his first four seasons with the Warriors, […]

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 […]