Free agent guard Leandro Barbosa officially signed with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday to play a backup role behind Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
Barbosa, who was just eliminated from the FIBA tournament after suffering a 84-56 loss against Serbia, will look to provide a much-needed scoring punch off the bench for the Warriors as he has done throughout his career.
On Thursday, the guard shared his excitement to join his newest team:
I’m very very happy, I’m committed to the #DubNation @warriors http://t.co/c3ork5XNcG
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) September 11, 2014
The goal is to win games and play hard every night for the @Warriors, simple like that!! http://t.co/c3ork5XNcG
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) September 11, 2014
I would like to thank the organization, through ownership, management, coachs and players, I will do my best to help! http://t.co/c3ork5XNcG
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) September 11, 2014
I know it’s earned, not given, and every day is an opportunity to work hard, and try to seize that opportunity! http://t.co/c3ork5XNcG
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) September 11, 2014
One member of the Warriors welcomed him to the team with open arms:
@TheBlurBarbosa welcome blur!
— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) September 12, 2014
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