A brawl involving Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin’s men basketball coach Greg Gard on Sunday could have legal ramifications.
The incident began during the postgame handshake after the Badgers defeated the Wolverines, 77-63, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc. After an ordinary set of handshakes with Michigan coaches and staff, Gard encountered Howard, whom he stopped and then exchanged words. The two men started to argue. As their disagreement escalated, Howard appeared to grab Gard’s sweater. Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft then tried to intervene and Howard swung or slapped at him with an open hand, leading to a fracas among coaches and players that appeared to include thrown punches on both sides.
After the game, Howard explained that he objected to Wisconsin’s calling two timeouts in the last minute of a game in which the Badgers were on track for a blowout win.
“I thought it was not necessary at that moment, especially with it being a large lead,” Howard explained. “I thought that wasn’t fair to our guys. And so that’s what happened.”
Howard also alleged that someone “touched” him which sparked his reaction.
“I think,” Howard explained, “it was very uncalled for, for them to touch me, as we were verbalizing and communicating with one another.”
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