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 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.This isn’t Howard’s first such incident. At last year’s Big Ten 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 TurgeonToday’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.
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