The NBA player who had the league’s second-longest active games played streak saw that spell snapped over the weirdest reason.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes had played in 364 consecutive games, trailing only New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges’ longest active streak of 616 games. But on Tuesday, March 3, ahead of San Antonio’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson revealed that Barnes was a late addition to the injury report.
Per Johnson, Barnes woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle.
“He’s with the medical staff now,” Johnson told reporters prior to the game. “Hoping it’s nothing serious, but I don’t have much information.”
Barnes was initially listed as questionable, though he would go on to miss the game to snap his streak. The Spurs dominated Philadelphia, winning by 40 points, 131-91. Eight different Spurs scored double figures and all but one of the 13 players who appeared in the game scored a point.
This marked the first time since Dec. 4, 2021 that Barnes missed a game, when he was a member of the Sacramento Kings.