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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for \"directing inappropriate language at a fan,\" the league announced Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fan in question was the&amp;nbsp;mother of Houston Rockets guard James Harden.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harden's mother, Monja Willis, recently told TMZ that Barnes apologized for the profane remark when asked by Harden's brother to do so.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The incident occurred during the Clippers' Game 2 loss to Houston, which evened the series at&amp;nbsp;1\u20131.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to ESPN.com, the Rockets informed the NBA about Barnes arguing with Houston fans during both games at the Toyota Center.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Which NBA star faces most pressure this postseason?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Barnes&amp;nbsp;was fined $25,000 earlier this year for comments directed toward Phoenix Suns fans.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Game 3 between the Clippers and Rockets is on Friday in Los Angeles. Barnes scored a combined 26 points in the first two games of the series.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Molly Geary&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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