By: John Naughton Ames High School basketball camp players basked in a special light Wednesday. Boys entering grades 9-12 reflected on news that Ames alum Harrison Barnes — who ran the same court five years ago — helped the Golden State Warriors to an NBA championship Tuesday night. Barnes’ latest…

By NBA Australia Golden State reportedly wants to sign forward Harrison Barnes to an offseason contract extension. Barnes apparently wants an extension that will keep him in the Bay Area. Now it appears to be a matter of coming to terms — an issue that has killed many a contract…

By: John Naughton  Harrison Barnes’ drive to the NBA Finals arrived like a full-throttle fast break. He turns 23 Saturday. Just 23 … Can you believe it? Barnes will celebrate his birthday by playing in the NBA Finals starting Thursday. It’s just the latest fast-track achievement for a young man…

J.A. Adande, ESPN Senior Writer Way back in October a Golden State Warrior who was only around for three weeks hit on the formula that produced the franchise’s best season in four decades. Jason Kapono was in Warriors training camp at the behest of general manager Bob Myers, even though…

By NINA MANDELL  http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/05/armed-with-a-contract-extension-shaq-is-up-for-anything-on-tnts-inside-the-nba Before the start of every ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT show, the three analysts don’t attend production meetings. There’s no prep, there’s not a rundown of what they’re going to say. Which means, according to SVP of production Craig Barry, when the camera starts rolling it…

BY CHRIS BALLARD  http://www.si.com/nba/2015/05/25/golden-state-warriors-defense-harrison-barnes-small-ball-nba-playoffs  A couple weeks ago, when Harrison Barnes shadowed Zach Randolph in Game 4 of the Grizzlies–Warriors series, the Memphis big man was confused. He looked around, did some mental math. “Who are you guarding?” Randolph finally asked. “You,” Barnes said. “Seriously?” Randolph asked. Barnes smiles at…