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Cal coach Mike Montgomery committed a huge no-no on Sunday night, shoving star guard Allen Crabbe in the chest during a timeout.

  • Mike Rutherford

    Mike Rutherford

    Cal AD calls Montgomery shove ‘unacceptable’

    Jeff Gross

    California athletic director Sandy Barbour released a statement late Sunday night calling Bear basketball coach Mike Montgomery’s shove of star player Allen Crabbe “unacceptable.” Barbour added, “I am confident that something like this will not happen again.”

    With Cal struggling early in the second half of its game against USC on Sunday, an angry Montgomery gave Crabbe a two-handed shove to the chest as the guard walked to the huddle during a timeout. A visibly upset Crabbe then had to be restrained by a teammate. He walked to the California locker room, but soon returned to the bench.

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