Kings' Harrison Barnes shares funny origin of 'Black Falcon' nickname

Posted Jun 7, 2020
If you know Harrison Barnes as "The Black Falcon," the Kings forward is a bit bewildered as to why. That's what happens when you give yourself a nickname largely as a joke, as Barnes revealed. “It was funny, I was a huge Kobe (Bryant) fan, as so many people were, and he was always known as the 'Black Mamba,' " Barnes recalled. (NBC Sports)

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