JJ Barea is that cool next door neighbor. You know him. The person who would rally all the neighbors together and make sure everyone got along.
Barea has that unique sense of one-ness, that sense of purpose, that sense of one for all and all for one. He’s the player that even fans from other NBA teams would want to root for.
That’s why on Thursday when the 36-year old man from Puerto Rico was asked why was the city of Dallas is so special to him, he got emotional and nearly busted out in tears.