Here are some comments Oakley has issued over the past several years. Oakley’s childhood friend, Jeff Warren, defined his personality in a New York Times piece as “maybe too honest.” That candor, as it pertains to the Knicks, is why Dolan has turned a cold shoulder. So much so that The Undefeated’s Mike Wise, who covered the Knicks during Oakley’s era, said on ESPN’s Coast to Coast on Wednesday that "at the All-Star Game in New Orleans, wouldn't even shake hand. But sometimes it’s the way you say things, the way you do things.’”ĭolan has never publicly commented on his relationship with Oakley, but it has devolved beyond repair.
“Ex-players I talk to, they say, ‘Management, they like you. I say, I’m not hard on them that’s just the way the game goes and people have opinions,” Oakley told the New York Daily News in 2012. It’s unclear when Oakley’s feud with Dolan began or who started it, but since retiring from the NBA, Oakley has often been critical of his former Knicks team. But since Dolan took over for his father in 1999, the team has seen the postseason just five times and suffered first-round eliminations in four of them. Oakley was the heart and soul of a Knicks team that made the playoffs in each of his 10 seasons, highlighted by an NBA Finals appearance in 1994. So why wouldn’t the Knicks welcome a former club mainstay with open arms? Oakley was later charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of criminal trespass, the New York Police Department said according to ’s Ian Begley.Īfter his arrest, the Knicks released a statement, citing Oakley “behaved in a highly inappropriate manner,” and “he was a great Knick and we hope he gets some help soon.” Oakley said it’s unclear if he’ll be welcome back at Madison Square Garden. klZBD89VI7- Ian Schafer February 9, 2017 Soooooo Charles Oakley just got into a fight at he Knicks game.
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