Harrison Barnes Injury: Updates on Warriors Star's Nose and Return

Harrison Barnes suffered what was originally diagnosed as injury to his mouth that needed stitches in a game vs. New Orleans. However, Barnes will play Tuesday in Golden State's game vs. Memphis.

Continue for updates.

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Barnes Wearing Mask, Will Play vs. Grizzlies

Tuesday, Dec. 16

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle has the latest on Barnes:

Ethan Strauss of ESPN shared an image of Harrison Barnes wearing a mask to protect his broken nose:

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Barnes Has Broken Nose, Questionable vs. Memphis

Monday, Dec. 15

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle passed along the news that Harrison Barnes has a broken nose and is questionable vs. Memphis:

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Barnes Injures Mouth, Returns to Game

Sunday, Dec. 15

Golden State Warriors small forward Harrison Barnes suffered an injury to his mouth during Sunday's game against New Orleans.      

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle passed along the news:

Simmons would later provide an update:

The Warriors' stat account added:

After a promising rookie season in which he seemed to begin to figure things out with 16.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in 12 postseason starts, Barnes was a disappointment as a sophomore. His field-goal percentage (39.9), true-shooting percentage (48.6) and player efficiency rating (9.8) all dropped to frighteningly low levels, as he regressed almost across the board in 2013-14 (per Basketball-Reference.com).

Still, this is a talented, durable young player with a tantalizing blend of size and athletic ability. He's still just 22 years old and has shown glimpses of why he was selected in the lottery coming out of UNC.

Ultimately, though, the injury isn't serious and it isn't a major blow to the red-hot Warriors.