Harrison Barnes urges Dallas students to hit the books just as he did
Posted Oct 7, 2016
Harrison Barnes wouldn’t be in the NBA if he hadn’t taken academics seriously. And no, that is not hyperbole. “I lived in a dictatorship household,” he joked. “My mom was very strict. Academics came first before basketball. That’s what helped me get to where I am. I had to have that importance in school, because if I didn’t, I might not have taken it seriously.”
(Dallas Mavericks)
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