NBA: Barnes, Noah fined for incidents with fans

The National Basketball Association`s disciplinary committee slapped Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes and Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah with hefty fines Friday for separate incidents involving fans.

Barnes was hit with a $50,000 fine for making comments to the mother of Houston Rockets guard James Harden during the Clippers 115-109 playoff loss on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old Barnes later apologized, claiming he didn`t know it was Harden`s mom he was talking to.

Barnes has a history of bad behavior on the court. In December he was fined $25,000 for swearing at fans and in January he was fined another $25,000 for "directing inappropriate language at a fan."

Noah was docked $25,000 for pushing a fan in the Bulls` 106-91 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

He was following teammate Derrick Rose into the locker room after the game when he appeared to reach back and shove a fan, who Noah claimed spit on him.