NBA: Matt Barnes' reasoning wrong

— -- An NBA spokesman told ESPN.com's Marc Stein that the league's review of the incident "confirmed that it was not an interaction with Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver" that led to Matt Barnes' fine.

The Los Angeles Clippers forward was fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan, the league announced Tuesday.

The incident occurred with 4:28 remaining in the second quarter of the Clippers' 120-100 win over the Suns on Sunday at US Airways Center.

Barnes reacted to the fine later Tuesday, implicating Sarver as the instigator of the incident:

The Clippers visit the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.