Throughout Harrison Barnes’s eight NBA seasons, the 27-year-old forward and his wife, Brittany, have worked diligently to connect with those in the various communities in which they live. That’s the mindset that helps explain why last October, Barnes, then fresh off signing a four-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, elected to pay the majority of the funeral costs for Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old woman who was fatally shot by a police officer in her home in Fort Worth, Texas. “We’ve heard the story too many times,” Barnes says nearly a year later, reflecting on the cause of Jefferson’s death.
For Harrison Barnes, the Desire to Make a Difference Is Unceasing
