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Losing the first two games of the NBA season might cause a scare.
But the San Antonio Spurs weren’t fazed when they did so this month and rebounded with two straight wins.
Veteran forward Harrison Barnes explained the mindset that the defending Western Conference champions are carrying in the 2026-27 campaign.
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“Every day, we kind of pursue a standard, and I think to start the season, we were able to look around the locker room and say that we weren’t at the standard that we wanted to play at,” he told USA TODAY Sports in an interview on behalf of UNICEF. “So I think for us, it’s just a matter of can we go out every single night and be happy with the product that we put on the floor?”
Brushing off the fright of the early season, Barnes, 34, wants people to embrace a not-so-spooky Halloween tradition: Trick-or-Treat with UNICEF. He is a spokesman for the organization’s 76-year program, which he participated in as a kid. The little orange cardboard box that kids take with them to not only ask for candy, but for cash to help underprivileged children, creates a sense of nostalgia for the veteran forward.
“UNICEF is an organization that I know very well,” he said. “This Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is something that I did as a kid, and I truly believe that it’s important to give back and to bring awareness to children that are in need.”
Barnes has fond memories of trick-or-treating with his younger sister, Jourdan-Ashle Barnes, and comparing whose candy haul was better. He now shares the joy of Halloween with his daughter, who Barnes says enjoys dressing up as characters from “Frozen,” “Moana” and “Encanto.”
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“It was always something that was fun for us,” he said. “And you know, as a father, you want to pass on some of those same values to your children.”
When he was a member of the Dallas Mavericks back in 2018, Barnes credited his mother, Shirley, for teaching him the importance of helping others. She experienced homelessness when Barnes was a baby and, when her children were older, they assisted in organizing clothes for her charity, Suited For Work Clothing Closet.
“When you look at how all of us…
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