Rick Barry’s son hopes to bring ‘granny’ foul shot to Warriors

Whenever the former Florida guard attempts a foul shot in a new gymnasium, a crowd of bewildered spectators inevitably gathers around him. With the NBA draft looming Thursday, Canyon hopes to bring the underhanded foul shot back to Golden State. There was the elder Barry's retired No. 24 overlooking one practice court and Golden State's 1975 NBA championship banner, which Rick Barry was instrumental in winning, hanging over another. In the adjacent hallway was an enormous photo of a young Rick, hands lowered as he attempted one of his signature foul shots. While Rick went No. 2 overall in the 1965 NBA draft to the San Francisco Warriors, Canyon is just eyeing a chance with an NBA team. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound shooting guard averaged 11.4 points per game off the bench for the Gators as a graduate transfer last season after four years at the College of Charleston. Whenever his basketball career ends, Barry will return to Florida to complete his master's degree in nuclear engineering. Big man Chinanu Onuaku, who shot free throws granny style last season as a rookie with the Houston Rockets, is the only NBA player in the modern era to have adopted the motion.