On Friday, just before most of us were ready to dive into the weekend, the Warriors dropped a bit of news about their TV broadcast team: Next season Kelenna Azubuike will replace Jim Barnett, who moves over to radio.
For any pre-bandwagon Warriors fan, the shift rekindles sour memories of 2014 and the first time Golden State tried to shove Barnett out of the TV booth.
That decision raised the ire of viewers who had grown to appreciate — even count on — Barnett’s insightful analysis over three decades. There was such an uproar, in fact, that a fan campaign was launched to save Barnett’s job and the Warriors, thankfully, backtracked.