Saturday’s meeting between Michigan and Wisconsin quickly transformed from a basketball game into a WWE match, complete with crude gestures and all.
Michigan coach Juwan Howard was irate that Wisconsin coach Greg Gard called a timeout with the Badgers leading by 15 points and just 15 seconds remaining in the game. Howard confronted Gard about it in the handshake line, which led to an ugly scene. Howard hit a Wisconsin assistant in the head with an open hand (video here) before players began shoving one another and throwing swings.
When the dust finally settled, one Wisconsin staffer could be seen making the “suck it” gesture toward Howard and the Wolverines.
Diabolical. pic.twitter.com/ExH49Nhx6c
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) February 20, 2022
There is going to be disciplinary action from the Big Ten. It’s just a matter of how much. Howard is almost certainly facing a suspension, though he seemed like he tried to blame Gard for the incident. Gard defended the decision to call a timeout and said he wasn’t trying to show Michigan up.
