Chuck Person of the Indiana Pacers was fined $7,500 by the NBA on Tuesday for elbowing John Paxson in the fourth quarter of the Bulls` 109-104 victory Monday night.
Paxson hit a jumper with 3:51 left and was elbowed in the jaw by Person, who drew a flagrant foul and was ejected.
Twelve players received automatic $500 fines for leaving the bench during the ensuing melee.
They were Scott Williams, Stacey King, Cliff Levingston, Will Perdue, Bobby Hansen, B.J. Armstrong and Craig Hodges of the Bulls and George McCloud, Greg Dreiling, La Salle Thompson, Dale Davis and Kenny Williams of Indiana.