Detroit Tigers analyst Rod Allen allegedly placed play-by-play partner Mario Impemba in a chokehold after the pair had a disagreement in the broadcast booth, according to reports.

Following the Tigers’ 8-3 win against the White Sox on Tuesday night, Impemba left the broadcast booth, only to be followed by Allen, who attacked him from behind and choked him, according to Local 4.

The Detroit News reported that tensions brewed before first pitch over a special chair that Allen had been using for back issues. However, things cooled off during the game before a separate issue turned the broadcast booth into a WWE ring.

Tom Shaer, Allen’s agent, denied the choking allegations and called them “utter fabrications.”

“Nobody followed anybody, there was no contact from behind, and a ‘choke hold’ is a shamefully untrue way to describe anything which occurred in that very brief altercation,” Shaer said in a statement.

On Thursday night, Allen broke his silence on Twitter, saying: “I’ve always conducted myself as an honorable professional and I always will. Because this is a personnel matter. I can’t comment right now.”

Prior to the altercation, tension was brewing between the pair, who have been together since 2002.

Matt Shepherd and Kirk Gibson were last-minute fill-ins for Wednesday’s Tigers game. The Athletic reported Impemba and Allen booked separate flights back to Detroit to avoid running into each other. Impemba and Allen will not return to the booth for the rest of the season.