Harrison Barnes and James Michael McAdoo are accustomed to older players returning to mingle with the current Tar Heels.
They’re just not used to being the older players themselves.
Barnes and McAdoo were back in Chapel Hill this weekend, visiting the Smith Center basketball offices and chatting with former teammates. They also brought a friend: the Larry O’Brien trophy, given to the winner of the NBA Finals. Barnes and McAdoo each earned a piece of that trophy through their play for this year’s world champion, the Golden State Warriors.
“When I was talking to the current guys, I was thinking about how I watched Isaiah Hicks play in high school games,” Barnes said.