OAKLAND — The Warriors’ regular-season finale against the Denver Nuggets was supposed to be Jim Barnett’s final game behind the microphone as a television analyst, but the club confirmed Wednesday that Barnett will be back on the air next year in a more limited capacity.

The 69-year-old Barnett, who is completing his 29th year as a Warriors broadcaster, said this week that although the exact details of his duties haven’t been ironed out, he will continue to work a select number of games on TV. A club spokesman verified that but added the number of games Barnett will work has not been finalized.

The Warriors and Barnett reached a mutual agreement before the season that he would retire from broadcasting and serve as a club ambassador. But clearly, that was not a plan devised by Barnett, who ideally would have preferred to stay on the air.

A groundswell of support from Warriors fans clearly impacted the club having a change of heart.

— Carl Steward