Mitch Johnson treating Deaaron Fox like he has played in 5 playoffs series. Nigga Stephon castle and Dylan Harper got the same amount of playoff experience as this bum ass dude
Will we see Charles Oakley at a Knicks NBA Finals game? 🤔
The legal feud between Oakley and MSG is now in its tenth year. The subtext to the litigation is Oakley’s personal grievance against Dolan, whom the ex-player has long criticized, in part for slighting him compared to other Knicks legends.
For instance, in 2016, Oakley says he was excluded from the Knicks 70th anniversary celebration which featured former team stars. He’s also been rebuffed in attempts to land a Knicks coaching job and has needed to buy game tickets whereas other legends have been invited guests. Oakley hasn’t exactly won points with Dolan and other team executives. He has openly rebuked Knicks’ personnel and management decisions.
The fact that litigation over being kicked out of an otherwise forgettable Knicks game is now in its tenth year highlights the personal, rather than economic, factors driving the two men.
It all stems from the removal of Oakley from MSG while he was watching the Knicks play the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 8, 2017.
As MSG tells it, Oakley appeared upset after he took his seat. Oakley allegedly “expressed frustration to his seatmates about not being granted access to MSG’s luxury suite floor, looked towards several MSG security guards, and began to yell profanities at them.”
MSG contends Oakley yelled such statements as “What the f— are you looking at?”, “Stop f—–g looking at me” and “Watch the f—–g game!” He also allegedly asked an MSG server who came to take his food and drink order, “Where Dolan at?”.
McEnroe noticed an MSG security guard pass by him and his son. The guard approached Dolan, knelt next to him and said “something” but McEnroe couldn’t make out what was said. As the guard walked away from Dolan and past McEnroe, McEnroe heard Oakley yell, “You’re a f—–g snitch,” which McEnroe believes was directed at the guard.
McEnroe then saw security guards approach Oakley and ask him to leave, which allegedly led Oakley to say “F— you, I ain’t leaving.” McEnroe says the hostility escalated, and he saw Oakley, who is 6-foot-9 and weighed 245 pounds when he played, “slip and fall to the floor.” When Oakley stood up, McEnroe recalled how Oakley “physically resisted the efforts of the MSC security guards to escort him out of the arena.”
McEnroe’s sworn statement stresses that “both sides probably regretted this happened” and that he is “not taking sides in this litigation.” He says he is “just a witness to events that night.”
MSG maintains McEnroe’s testimony supports its view that it used reasonable force to remove Oakley, who MSG asserts “suffered no physical injuries” after being told to leave. MSG notes that under New York law, property owners “have the right to remove individuals from their property for any reason.” The company also points out that a game ticket is a revocable license to enter a facility. To that point, MSG highlights that both MSG’s ejection policy and the NBA Fan Code of Conduct prohibit disruptive behavior, foul language and obscene gestures. As MSG sees it, Oakley’s actions warranted his removal.
Oakley insists security physically accosted him and security lacked a valid reason to kick him out.
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