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duncan228
11-28-2009, 04:16 PM
Orlando forward Matt Barnes fined $20,000 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txmagicbarnesfined&prov=st&type=lgns)

Orlando forward Matt Barnes has been fined $20,000 for throwing a basketball into the stands.

The Heat’s Michael Beasley soared over Barnes to grab an offensive rebound and dunk the ball for the winning points with 1.6 seconds left in Miami’s 99-98 win Wednesday. The Magic protested that it was goaltending. Barnes threw the ball into the stands after the game.

The NBA announced Barnes’ fine Saturday.
pauls931
11-28-2009, 04:42 PM
Leather basketballs are not cheap, Barnes should know that...
flipcritic
11-28-2009, 06:34 PM
Leather basketballs are not cheap, Barnes should know that...

I didn't know they cost 20K.
pauls931
11-28-2009, 06:45 PM
I didn't know they cost 20K.

They do at Academy.
ginobilized
11-28-2009, 09:00 PM
Antoine Walker used to pay 20k for a ball....those were the days
duncan228
11-28-2009, 11:05 PM
"I think that's a little much," Barnes said before Orlando's game against the Bucks here on Saturday. "I completely understand the fine, but 20,000 dollars is ridiculous, so we'll see."


"I didn't even know he did it," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "I don't think it was any complaint with officials, it's simply just they have said, if the ball goes into the stands, you're getting fined. I think that part of it is a good rule, whatever the number is, they decide."

Van Gundy joked that Barnes should just throw cash into the stands.

"That's basically what he did," Van Gundy said. "At least if you did that, it'd be the same amount of money, and you'd be very popular."
Xylus
11-29-2009, 12:17 AM
Matt Barnes is an idiot. Glad that joker's no longer in Phoenix.
lefty
11-29-2009, 03:44 AM
They fined him 20K for that?

The NBA is a total joke
iggypop123
11-29-2009, 03:53 AM
unless it hit somebody i dont see the reason to.
Culburn369
11-29-2009, 08:05 AM
The NBA is a total joke

That differentiation twixt what Amare/Diaw & Duncan did withstanding.

tee, hee.
pauls931
11-29-2009, 08:06 AM
Matt Barnes is an idiot. Glad that joker's no longer in Phoenix.

I like his attitude. I think he would have fit in well with the current system, but not as a starter.