Harrison Barnes News

Looking back, despite being bad, Game 6 wasn't all that bad and became a signature moment for the Warriors franchise, thanks to Jarrett Jack's postgame gratitude to the fans at Oracle.

Warriors general manager Bob Myers was a picture of the comfortable disposition of Golden State.

AT&T CENTER - Gregg Popovich said prior to tip there was a knot in Tony Parker's calf in Game 4, that he couldn't plant or push off.

The Golden State Warriors' playoff run came to an unceremonious end by means of a largely uneventful 94-82 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in Oakland.

On the eve of what would eventually be the second-greatest season of my Warrior fandomship , I had trouble sleeping.

So when I asked Stephen Curry on Friday if this franchise has the players to win a championship soon, he didn't need to offer any bit of massaged truth.

By the end of Game 1 in the Western Conference Semifinals between the Spurs and Warriors , Steph Curry had people thinking Golden State had a real shot at upsetting the now-highest seed remaining team in the NBA playoffs.

Even though the disappointment of the Golden State Warriors ' playoff elimination was still fresh, Stephen Curry stepped to the podium after Game 6 and confidently asserted that he and his team could be even better in the 2013-14 season.

Harrison Barnes had a solid regular season, making the All-Rookie first team as a debatable choice for that honor.

After double-OT shootouts, Tony Parker midrange clinics and all manner of ill-advised-for-anyone-but-Steph shots, the Spurs finished off the beat-up Warriors 94-82 Thursday night without Tim Duncan or Manu Ginobili on the floor in crunch time.

Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker.

Golden State Warriors rookie forward Harrison Barnes needed six stiches to close a cut above his right eye after a hard fall in the second quarter of a playoff game against San Antonio on Thursday night.

The Golden State Warriors find themselves with their backs against the wall, down 3-2 to the San Antonio Spurs .

The New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors are just one game from elimination, and each face a critical matchup Thursday evening.

The Golden State Warriors approach the possibility of postseason elimination amid heated dialogue about their offense.

Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes was named first-team All-Rookie, the NBA announced on Tuesday.

So let's take a moment to look past last night's somewhat devastating loss and 3-2 deficit in the Western Conference Semifinals, and look forward to the future that those three guys look poised to lead us toward.

San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green scores over Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut, left, and Harrison Barnes during the second half in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in San Antonio.

In the NBA, organizations always go through cycles, with periods of great success that often come to a dramatic, and sometimes ugly, close.

When Harrison Barnes is 24 or 25, still well off on the distant horizon for a young man who won't turn 21 until May 30, what Warriors fans saw from him Sunday might well become the norm.