Volatile Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard potentially faces a suspension or firing for punching a Wisconsin assistant coach today during the postgame handshake line. Howard swiped…
Howard swiped at Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft’s face, igniting a brawl that included coaches and players. The 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers beat unranked Michigan, 77-53.tournament, Howard was ejected when he got into a shouting match with Maryland coach Mark Turgeon. The two had to be separated when Howard appeared to be heading over to physically confront Turgeon
Today’s issue started when Howard and Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has angry words in the postgame line. They were quickly surrounded by a few players and coaches, and Howard escalated the situation by putting his finger in Gard’s face and grabbing his sweater. Krabbenhoft came over and Howard reached out and struck his face.That threw gas on the fire, and both teams began a shoving match, with Michigan and Wisconsin players throwing punches.
Howard claimed he was angry over Wisconsin’s timeout use at the end of the game. Wisconsin called two timeouts in the last minute, including one with 15 seconds left while leading by 15 points. “I didn’t like the timeout they called, and I’m being totally honest with you,” Howard said. “I thought it was not necessary at that moment, especially with it being a large lead. … I thought that wasn’t fair to our guys. And so that’s what happened.”“Someone touched me, and I think it was very uncalled for, for them to touch me, as we were verbalizing and communicating with one another. That’s what escalated it,” he said.
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