Clippers’ Barnes fined, blames Suns owner
ESPN.com news services
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan.
The NBA made the announcement on Tuesday. The incident occurred with 4:28 remaining in the second quarter of the Clippers’ 120-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday at US Airways Center.
Barnes finished with four points, going 1-for-9 from the field.
Barnes reacted to the fine on Twitter, unleashing a series of tweets in which he implicated Suns owner Robert Sarver as the instigator of the incident:
Another 25k! The part of the story the nba hasn’t told you was my language wasnt directed at a fan, I was talkn to the owner of the Suns….
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) January 27, 2015
..Who was sitting on the baseline & I only said something to him AFTER he cussed at me, BUT because I didn’t SNITCH I get fined!! #thecode
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) January 27, 2015
I’ve been fined 50k in the last mnth for kicking a “PAPER”Gatorade cup that had alil bit of water in it that didn’t even hit anyone &….
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) January 27, 2015
Responding to an OWNER who cussed at me first.. 50,000 dollars for that?? Come on now!
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) January 27, 2015
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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