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NBA writer and radio host Ethan J. Skolnick arrested in battery case

NBA writer and radio host Ethan Skolnick was arrested Wednesday and charged with battery in Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office.

Skolnick, 44, of Miramar, was charged on one count of battery on a person 65 years of age or older.

Skolnick, who has been a senior NBA writer for CBS Sports and hosted “The Ethan Skolnick Show” on 790 The Ticket, left the show on July 31 and has not been on air since. The reasons for his departure were unclear.

Skolnick was also a former columnist for the Miami Herald, covering the Miami Heat during the 2015-16 season.