Watch Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors Take On Houston Rockets Jeremy Lin, James Harden

Updated 7:56 p.m. March 8

Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes, the Former UNC Tar Heel and Ames High School graduate is up against the Houston Rockets tonight.

The Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets game will be televised in Ames on ESPN at 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Barnes who currently averages 9.1 points per game, recently explained why he's never seen wearing white shoes at a home game and how fans could help him out with that on the Golden State of Mind blog. You can also read about how his nickname The Black Falcon was actually given to him by fans of opposing teams.

"Barnes continued to emerge and with him so did the Black Falcon. The name was wrested from the hands of the dookies and came to represent a metamorphosis rather than a disappointment. "

Currently the Rockets are 33-29 and the Golden State Warriors are 35-27, according to NBA.Com.

The game will be available on Direct TV's ESPN HD channel 206 here in Ames. And ESPN on Mediacom is on channel 35. ESPN HD on Mediacom is on channel 830.

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