Celtics fans love Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell. Fellow broadcasters in the NBA? Maybe not as much. On Wednesday morning, Toucher & Rich learned just how common it is for the radio analyst to get into fights with other radio crews.
Jon Wallach, who serves as the update anchor and third mic on the 98.5 The Sports Hub morning show, is also Maxwell’s partner for Celtics’ radio broadcasts. He played audio for Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb from the team’s loss in Cleveland earlier this week.
Forward Grant Williams was fouled at the end of the game. Jim Jones, the radio analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers, clearly disagreed with the call.
“That’s a foul, Jim,” Maxwell can be heard shouting. “That’s a damn foul!”
“For those of you that don’t have a camera on it, Max is talking trash to the Cleveland broadcast team, who is sitting right next to us,” Jon Wallach can then be heard telling the audience.
Wallach told Toucher & Rich that Cedric Maxwell has a storied history of fighting with other broadcast crews. Shertenlieb said he could remember arguments with broadcasters for the Lakers and the 76ers. Wallach noted that the argument with the 76ers’ crew also included the Philadelphia crowd.
“It’s great. It’s entertainment,” Fred Toucher responded.
He added that Maxwell is something of an enigma, which makes him unique amongst broadcasters.
“I’ve always been fascinated by Cedric Maxwell’s lifestyle,” Toucher said, marveling at the fact that the former guard avoided driving entirely until recently and that when the team is on the road, Maxwell prefers to stay in his hotel room rather than explore different cities.
