Harrison Barnes will be returning to the building he won two state championships in high school. The Ames native and his Golden State Warriors will play the Denver Nuggets in an NBA exhibition game October 16th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Barnes says his first experience with the NBA was an exhibition between the same two teams back in 1993 at Veterans Auditorium. Barnes says he is thrilled with the opportunity to play in his home state.

Arena general manager Chris Connolly says they have been working on this game for several months. It will be the first time Wells Fargo Arena has hosted an NBA exhibition game since it opened in 2005. Connolly says tickets to the general public go on sale next week.

(Radio Iowa)