By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-26 15:40:09
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圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯（40号）在新奥尔良举行的NBA篮球比赛上半场，试图在新奥尔良鹈鹕队中锋伊夫·米西（21号）和前锋锡安·威廉姆森（1号）之间上篮。拍摄于2025年2月23日星期日。（美联社照片/Peter Forest）
休斯顿——在任何一场马刺队比赛开始前大约一个小时，人们都能看到前锋哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)仰卧在球队更衣室的地板上，双眼紧闭，双腿分别套在全长的充气压缩套中，耳机塞在耳朵里。
严格来说，这不是巴恩斯的快乐天堂，但它有助于他到达那里。
“这是一个全天候的过程，以确保你每天都能上场，”巴恩斯说。“治疗永不停止。”
对于这位32岁的巴恩斯来说，比赛也永不停止。
在周三于休斯顿举行的比赛之前，巴恩斯已经参加了并首发了马刺队本赛季全部56场比赛。
对于任何关注他近期职业生涯的人来说，这都不应该感到意外。
上赛季，他在萨克拉门托国王队参加并首发了全部82场比赛，再前一个赛季也是如此。
巴恩斯的耐用性——在当今NBA“负荷管理”时代并不常见——并非偶然。
“我一直引以为豪的一件事就是能够为我的队友效力，”巴恩斯说。“我知道看到一名球员克服伤病，为你出战，并打出奇迹般的比赛是什么感觉。我知道这对球队有多么重要。”
勒布朗·詹姆斯曾经说过，球员最伟大的能力就是他的出勤率。如果这是真的，巴恩斯早就多次入选全明星了。
在马刺队周二在新奥尔良输球后，巴恩斯已经连续参加了280场比赛，是目前NBA第二长的现役纪录。
这份“钢铁侠”名单上的第一名是纽约的米卡尔·布里奇斯，他已经连续出战了531场比赛。并列第三名的是明尼苏达的尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克和休斯顿的杰伦·格林，他们的连续出场次数为162场，远远落后于巴恩斯。
即使在巴恩斯第13个NBA赛季的艰难时期，他仍然能保持在这份名单上，这说明了他的性格。
“这是一个漫长的赛季，”马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊说。“有很多情况和理由让你有时不想参加比赛，不想竞争，或者不想克服可能出现的任何逆境。而对于一个可能几次想说‘也许今晚不行’的人来说，他（还是上场了）。”
巴恩斯连续出战的种子在比赛前后，在球迷们看不到的地方播下。
事实上，播种永无止境。
巴恩斯在赛前使用的气动压缩装置是这个过程中的一个重要组成部分。
这种装置旨在增加腿部的血液流动，帮助巴恩斯30多岁的肌肉每晚都能达到最佳状态。
“没有秘方，也没有魔法棒，”约翰逊说。“他非常有意识地做着一些事情，这些事情让他能够实现他所取得的成就。”
当然，也需要一定的运气。
巴恩斯最近一次进入伤病名单是在2021年效力于国王队期间，他在11月和12月因左脚踝扭伤缺席了五场比赛。
巴恩斯很清楚，一次不幸的扭伤就可能结束他的连续出场纪录。
“敲敲木头，”他说。
巴恩斯并不是唯一一位有望在本赛季参加全部比赛的马刺队球员。
控球后卫克里斯·保罗和替补前锋朱利安·尚帕尼在周三的比赛前也参加了马刺队全部56场比赛。
对于39岁的保罗来说，这有点令人惊讶，因为在他的职业生涯中，他只完成过一次完整的82场比赛——那是2014-15赛季在洛杉矶快船队。
在经历了五次手部手术，并在其20年的NBA职业生涯中遭受了各种其他小伤和瘀伤之后，保罗开始憎恨因身体健康而被排除在阵容之外的想法。
“我知道坐在板凳上，希望自己能够上场是什么感觉，”保罗说。“所以，每个晚上，只要我有幸有机会上场，我都会上场。我向你保证。”
随着年龄的增长，保罗对带伤上场的看法又回到了他学生时代的样子。
“当你想到进入NBA时，你不会想到坐着休息，”保罗说。“你想到的是上场比赛，和最优秀的球员竞争。这很艰难吗？是的，这很艰难。如果这很容易，每个人都会去做。”
不惜一切代价都要上场的动力在巴恩斯NBA生涯早期就根深蒂固。
作为金州勇士队的新秀，他亲眼目睹了斯蒂芬·库里、克莱·汤普森、大卫·李和卡尔·兰德里等老将竭尽所能地每晚都上场比赛。
巴恩斯经常回忆起他后来在萨克拉门托国王队的一个故事，当时他看到替补控球后卫科里·约瑟夫在赛前于更衣室里一瘸一拐地走动，仿佛直接走向疗养院。
“他几乎动不了，”巴恩斯说。“我想，‘你甚至防不住这张椅子。你怎么打球？’”
那天晚上，约瑟夫为国王队打了30分钟。
巴恩斯从这件事中吸取的教训帮助他塑造了正在进行的“钢铁侠”纪录。
“这完全在于心态，”巴恩斯说。“如果你下定决心想上场，大多数时候你就能做到。”
巴恩斯很久以前就下定了决心。
随着时间的推移，他改变了自己的饮食习惯。他更好地照顾了自己的睡眠模式。无论是在主场还是在客场，他几乎在比赛和训练前后都占据着训练台。
在每场比赛开始前一小时，他都会伸展在更衣室的地板上，双腿被压缩套锁住，再次寻找他在开球时将会找到的快乐天堂。
敲敲木头。
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) is fouled by New Orleans Pelicans forward Kelly Olynyk (13) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) drives past San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) for a layup in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) looks to pass around San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) and forward Harrison Barnes (40) during the fourth quarter at Moody Center on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Austin, Texas. The Spurs fell to the Pistons 125-110.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson attempts a dunk in front of San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
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Spurs’ Harrison Barnes makes mark as NBA Iron Man
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) attempts a layup between New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi (21) and forward Zion Williamson (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
HOUSTON – About an hour before the start of any Spurs game, forward Harrison Barnes can be found prone on the floor of the team’s locker room, eyes closed with each leg encased in a full-length inflatable compression sleeve and headphones nestled in his ears.
This is not Barnes’ happy place, per se, but it helps him get there.
“It’s an around-the-clock process to make sure you’re available every single day,” Barnes said. “The treatment never stops.”
For the 32-year-old Barnes, neither do the games.
Heading into Wednesday’s game in Houston, Barnes had played in and started all 56 of the Spurs’ contests this season.
That shouldn’t come as a surprise as anyone who has followed his career of late.
He played in and started all 82 games for Sacramento last season, and again the season before that.
Barnes’ durability – uncommon in the modern NBA era of load management – has not arrived by accident.
“One of the things I’ve always tried to pride myself on is just being available for my teammates,” Barnes said. “I know what it’s like to see a player fight through injury and be out there for you and have a miraculous game. I know how important that is to a team.”
LeBron James once said a player’s greatest ability is his availability. If that is true, Barnes would be a multi-time All-Star.
After the Spurs’ loss Tuesday in New Orleans, Barnes has played in 280 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak in the NBA.
First on that iron-man list is New York’s Mikal Bridges, who has logged 531 consecutive appearances. Tied for third place, light years behind Barnes, are Minnesota’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Houston’s Jalen Green at 162 in a row.
For Barnes to remain on that list even during the dog days of his 13th NBA season says something about his makeup.
“It’s a long season,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said. “There’s a lot of circumstances and reasons to not feel up at times to play a game or to compete or to fight through whatever the adversity may be. And for someone who probably had a few times to say, ‘Maybe not tonight,’ he did (play).
The seeds for Barnes’ streak are sowed before and after games, away from the prying eyes of fans.
In fact, the sowing never ends.
The pneumatic compression device Barnes uses before games is one important part of that process.
The contraption, meant to increase blood flow in the legs, helped Barnes’ 30-something muscles reach a peak level of freshness night in and night out.
“There is no secret recipe and there is no magic wand,” Johnson said. “He is very intentionally doing things that are leading him to be able to achieve what he’s done.”
Of course, there is a measure of luck involved as well.
Barnes’ most recent stint on the injured list came in 2021 with the Kings, when he missed five games in November and December with a sprained left ankle.
Barnes is aware he is one unfortunate twist from seeing his streak end.
“Knock on wood," he said.
Barnes isn’t the only Spurs player still on pace to play in every game this season.
Point guard Chris Paul and backup forward Julian Champagnie entered Wednesday having appeared all 56 of the Spurs’ contests as well.
This is something of a surprise for the 39-year-old Paul, who has only logged a complete 82-game season once in his career – in 2014-15 with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Having undergone five hand surgeries and suffered from assorted other nicks and bruises throughout his 20-year NBA career, Paul has come to despise the idea of a healthy scratch from the lineup.
“I know what it’s like to sit over there on the bench and wish you could play,” Paul said. “So every single night that I’m blessed to have the opportunity to play, I’m going to play. I promise you that.”
As his body has aged, Paul’s perspective on playing hurt has reverted to something out of his schoolboy days.
“When you thinking about getting to the NBA, you ain’t thinking about sitting and resting,” Paul said. “You’re thinking about playing and hooping against the best. Is it tough? Yeah, it’s tough. If it was easy, everybody would do it.”
A drive to be on the floor at all costs was ingrained in Barnes early in his NBA career.
As a rookie at Golden State, he witnessed veterans like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David Lee and Carl Landry do everything possible to play on a nightly basis.
Barnes often recounts a story from later in his career in Sacramento, when he once watched backup point guard Cory Joseph limp around the locker room pregame as if waddling directly to the nursing home.
“He could barely move,” Barnes said. “I’m like, ‘You couldn’t even guard this chair. How are you supposed to play?’ ”
Joseph gave the Kings 30 minutes that night.
The lesson Barnes took from the episode has helped inform his ongoing Iron Man streak.
“It’s all about mentality,” Barnes said. “If you make your mind up that you want to play, most of the time you will.”
Barnes made up his mind long ago.
Over time, he changed his diet. He took better care of his sleep patterns. At home and on the road, he practically takes up residence before and after games and practices on the training table.
And an hour before each game, he spreads out on the locker room floor, legs locked in compression sleeves, searching once again for the happy place he will find at tipoff.
Knock on wood.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News