The Associated Press reports that Latrell Sprewell doesn?t think he?ll see some of his money back from the Knicks. Sprewell was fined $437,000 and lost salary while he was banned from participating in the Knicks? training camp.

Sprewell believes an arbitrator will rule that some of the money be returned. ``I'll be fighting for all of the money back,'' Sprewell said Friday.

Sprewell said that losing the money didn't bother him as much as being banished kept away from the team for most of camp. The team allowed him to attend practice for the first time on Wednesday. However, Sprewell wants the money back, and he filed a couple of appeals through the players' union on Thursday.

``I always felt like the fines are something the arbiter is going to have to decide on, ultimately,'' Sprewell said. ``That didn't bother me as much. To be honest, they came down so hard, I don't think there is any way I don't get some of that money back.''

The Knicks fined him $250,000 early this month for failing to promptly inform the team about his injury. He was given a one-game suspension _ costing him another $137,500 in lost pay _ on Monday after failing to follow the team's rehabilitation instructions. He was fined another $50,000 for missing a private workout at the team's practice facility.