First Drink At 23 For NBA Champion Harrison Barnes Of The Golden State Warriors
Fresh off a 105-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes celebrated his first NBA championship with his first sip of alcohol. What’s most interesting is that Barnes is 23-years-old, a full two years over the legal age here in the good ol’ U.S. of A.
S/o to @hbarnes on his first sip of alcohol ? pic.twitter.com/OU6zs8G5s5
— Tayler (@taylaahtots) June 17, 2015
TSN’s asked Harrison Barnes if he’d ever drank alcohol before. Championship champagne was first drink, he said.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) June 17, 2015
Some people tweeted out comments regarding Barnes and his first drink.
Andre Iguadala has never had a drop of alcohol and Harrison Barnes had his first drink last night lol that’s somewhat shocking
— Travis Clark (@Clarknado_15) June 17, 2015
Imagine being Harrison Barnes. First drink of alcohol is to celebrate winning the title, great way to start
— Serpant (@AdamSerpant58) June 17, 2015
My man Harrison Barnes had his first drink of alcohol. Explains why he play like a robot.
— Mike Monroe Jr (@MikeThe6ixth) June 17, 2015
Here’s a video Barnes posted to his Twitter account, @hbarnes, showing his team celebrating on the flight home following the championship victory.
You already know we had to make the Championship edition!!! #DubNation pic.twitter.com/bG8ACgH3Sa
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) June 17, 2015
Breitbart reported that Barnes’ mother is especially proud of her son, not only for being an NBA champion, but for also following the Word of the Lord.
“One of my proudest moments was when [Harrison] was in third grade. He was the only person in our church to go to Sunday school 52 weeks consecutively and he got an award for that. I think that is the only time any person has ever done that.”
Throughout the six-game NBA Finals series, Harrison averaged 8.8 points and 5.8 rebounds while playing in 32.9 minutes per game.
Before enjoying his first glass of champagne, Barnes was selected by the Warriors as the seventh overall pick out of the University of North Carolina. Coming into college, Harrison was hyped as the No. 1 prospect in the nation for the class of 2010, and many considered him to be the next LeBron James. After his subpar freshman season at UNC, Barnes returned for his sophomore year, where he improved dramatically enough to declare himself eligible for the 2012 NBA Draft.
Here are his two-year statistics while at UNC, from GoHeels.
Here’s Barnes celebrating with the championship trophy.
The Champ Is Here!! Celebrating #DubNation‘s 2015 #NBAFinals Title with @hbarnes! pic.twitter.com/YZ0kwlVC94
— NBA (@NBA) June 17, 2015
Here’s a highlight reel of Harrison throwing down every one of his 66 dunks throughout the 2014-15 regular season.
For an excellent recap on the clinching Game 6 win, check out what the Inquisitr previously reported.
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