Kendall Gill gets in apparent fistfight with fellow broadcaster over Joakim Noah goaltending call
Longtime NBA player, occasional boxer and current Comcast SportsNet Bulls analyst Kendall Gill apparently crossed that line on Tuesday night. According to observers, Gill and Big Ten Network analyst Tim Doyle fought in the CSN newsroom. Gill, as you can see in the video above, called out the refs for "a very bad call," and Doyle took exception to that characterization on-air in a later show. Crain's Chicago Business Report columnist Danny Ecker has an eyewitness account of what happened next:Mr. Gill approached Mr. Doyle and called him out for his comments, which escalated to a shoving match and ultimately Mr. Gill throwing a punch at Mr. Doyle. The two bumped up against a sign on the wall and a small amount of blood was drawn (though it was unclear exactly how) before the two were separated.
This, of course, is not the kind of behavior you want your on-air talent exhibiting (unless it's "First Take," that is), and as a result, CSN has suspended Gill.
Gotta admire his team spirit.