Thompson: Baron Davis still fueled by hoops passion

Golden State Warriors' Baron Davis celebrates his last two points against the New Jersey Nets in the fourth quarter of an NBA game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday Jan. 24, 2008. (Ray Chavez/The Oakland Tribune)SANTA CRUZ -- One question was foremost as the former Warriors star sat at the end of the bench of an NBA Development League game in street clothes Sunday. The question hovered over the festive atmosphere of Kaiser Permanente Arena as the Santa Cruz Warriors blasted Davis' Delaware 87ers 132-117.

Why is Baron Davis doing this?He has been out of the NBA since 2012, when he dislocated his right patella tendon and tore his right ACL while playing for the New York…