For Brooke: Carmelo Fined $5000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a basketball into the stands during a game against the Miami Heat.

With 3:10 left in the first half of Saturday's 101-99 home win over Miami, Anthony was called for charging. He threw the ball into the crowd, and it hit a preteen girl in the head.

The girl, sitting in the front row behind the basket, was not injured. Anthony briefly chatted with her as the Nuggets filed past on their way to the locker room at halftime.