Harrison Barnes — the Golden State Warriors' 6-foot-8, 225-pound, super-athletic small forward — swore that in 23 years on this shining blue marble, he'd never found a particularly compelling reason to take a drink of an adult beverage.
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He was very ready for that to change on Tuesday, though:
Harrison Barnes has never had a taste of alcohol. I asked him what happens if the Dubs win: “That’s over. I’m celebrating.”
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) June 17, 2015
After the Warriors finished off their 105-97 win in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, completing a 4-2 series defeat of the Cleveland Cavaliers to earn the franchise's first NBA championship in 40 years, Barnes took the step of becoming acquainted with some fine cham-pon-ya:
TSN’s asked Harrison Barnes if he’d ever drank alcohol before.