Behavior Nets 76er Barkley $5,000 Fine

NEW YORK — Charles Barkley, the Philadelphia 76ers’ high-scoring forward, has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for his conduct during a game against the Orlando Magic, the league said today.

Barkley was fined for “verbal abuse of a referee and failing to leave the court in a timely fashion after he had been ejected from the game,” Rod Thorn, NBA vice president of operations, said.

Barkley was ejected after being called for his second technical foul, with 32 seconds remaining in Saturday night’s 116-103 Orlando victory over Philadelphia.