Michigan head coach Juwan Howard appeared to take a swing at Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft after the Wolverines' 77-63 loss to the Badgers. Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Michigan's Juwan Howard defends actions in scrum with Wisconsin

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 2/20/22

Following the postgame scrum Sunday afternoon after Wisconsin's victory over Michigan, both teams' head coaches addressed the incident with reporters.

Much of social media spent the aftermath of the event bashing Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard, but the former "Fab Five" member and longtime NBA player appeared to have no remorse for his role in the brawl.

Juwan Howard has not apologized for anything that happened. Said he was upset about Wisconsin calling a timeout late in the game. He expressed that frustration to Greg Gard. Howard said Gard touched him during the postgame line and he felt the need to defend himself. #Michigan
— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) February 20, 2022

Here's Juwan Howard's side to the story.

Added later that he felt he needed to protect himself, because Greg Gard touched him unnecessarily in the handshake line after he had gotten upset.#Badgers pic.twitter.com/hFWrEtBv1v
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) February 20, 2022

Badgers athletic director Chris McIntosh and head coach Greg Gard also talked about the event.

Chris McIntosh says he expects the Big Ten to act swiftly. #Badgers pic.twitter.com/1gncm2jgEf
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) February 20, 2022

Here's how Greg Gard described the incident with Juwan Howard. #Badgers pic.twitter.com/3RbwBDQvmd
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) February 20, 2022

The Wolverines are now 14-11, and after being ranked as high as fourth in the country earlier in the season, the Wolverines have been unranked since early December. The Badgers are now 21-5 and ranked 15th in the nation.

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