Harrison Barnes Saves Larry O’Brien Trophy from Falling While Hoisting It

September 26th, 2015 by Kyle Newport Leave a reply »

That was a close one.

While being honored at the Delaware-North Carolina football game Saturday in Chapel Hill, the Golden State Warriors' Harrison Barnes and James Michael McAdoo were nearly involved in an unfortunate accident down on the field—and it involved their most prized possession.

The Larry O'Brien Trophy.


The former Tar Heels stars hoisted the trophy for the crowd to see, and while doing so, the NBA's ultimate prize started to fall toward Barnes. Luckily, the 23-year-old was able to catch it before it took a spill.

Barnes apologized to the trophy afterward:

The near mishap caught the Warriors' attention:

McAdoo and Barnes kept the trophy stable enough to get a picture:

[Will Brinson, Twitter]

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