"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."

Miami's Michael Beasley bested Barnes to grab an offensive rebound and dunk the ball with 1.6 seconds left to deliver Miami's 99-98 victory over Orlando on Wednesday.

Orlando protested that goaltending should have been called, and a frustrated Barnes tossed the ball into the stands after the game ended.

"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."

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