​September 07, 2025: Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton wearing Edgerrin James jersey during pregame of NFL, American Football Herren, USA game against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. /CSM Indianapolis United States of America – ZUMAc04_ 20250907_zma_c04_346 Copyright: xJohnxMersitsx ©Credits IMAGO / ZUMA Press WireAfter Tyrese Haliburton saw that his teammate-turned-opponent bank shot just got literal, he needed to take a moment. Harrison Barnes got an early start on his Hakeem Olajuwon/Shaquille O’Neal trajectory with unexpected business moves when he moved forward with the purchase of a small bank in his home state of Iowa. No one saw that coming. Not even the guy he actually told his plan to.Reports revealed that the San Antonio Spurs forward is acquiring the 70-year-old Community State Bank in Paton, Iowa, located less than an hour from where Barnes grew up in Ames. As reported by The Bank Slate, Barnes, through Barnes Bancorp, has committed approximately $25 million via a proposed equity offering of his own capital into the financial institution.Barnes has always been known as one of the league’s most thoughtful and strategic players off the court. However, his latest off-court business move left even his former teammate thoroughly amazed. The news quickly made the rounds across social media, prompting a humorous and wholesome reaction from Indiana Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton, who played alongside Barnes during his rookie season with the Sacramento Kings.“HB told me this was the plan my rookie year!! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” Haliburton tweeted. “That was the first time I realized dudes in the NBA got real families and are real adults like wtf lol.”Harrison Barnes is the kind of player worth following off the court as much as on it. Subscribe for more interesting stories.Reflecting on his early days in the league, Haliburton shared his genuine shock when Barnes first pitched him the ambitious career milestone years ago. It just confirmed it was no sudden decision when the opportunity opened up. Barnes had his blueprint all figured out.About seven years into his NBA career, Barnes landed in Sacramento in 2019. He’d soon take the 2020 draft’s 12th overall pick, Tyrese Haliburton, under his wing.Haliburton’s candid admission underscored how rare it is for young players to see active NBA veterans laying down deep, long-term financial roots in traditional commercial industries like banking while still actively competing in the league.Barnes has built an impressive financial portfolio through his family firm, Barnes & Co., after accumulating roughly $224 million in career earnings over his NBA career spanning more than a dozen seasons. His acquisition of Community State Bank in Paton, Iowa, represents a culmination of years spent studying financial institutions, including enrolling in the Iowa School of Banking while competing in the postseason.The purchase of Co