Punishment is coming for Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb following a “wild” press conference rant this weekend.
Gottlieb, a former sports radio host, was furious after a 75-72 loss at Milwaukee. He was particularly livid about a technical foul that he received in the second half. Gottlieb exploded in his postgame press conference, wondering why he was called for a technical foul, when he says he didn’t swear or leave his coaching box.
“I need the (Horizon) league to explain to me why I got a technical foul when I did not curse, I was not demonstrative, I did not leave my box,” Gottlieb said. “All I said was, ‘That’s the same play as the other end.’ All we ask is that there’s a fair game. That’s what we ask. C.J. O’Hara goes and gets an offensive rebound, their player dives at his legs, C.J. gets called for a foul. I need (Horizon League Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials Donnie Eppley) and the new commissioner (Jill Bodensteiner) to explain to me the disparity in the officiating. That’s what I need explained to me.”…