Oakley was "confronted by security, forcefully shoving one guard and appearing to strike another before he was physically removed from the stands." However, sources confirmed that the scuffle was "provoked by the former Knick yelling at his longtime nemesis Dolan." Oakley's incident with security was "not far from tennis legend John McEnroe and with Dolan standing nearby." Knicks President Phil Jackson "unsuccessfully tried to calm down the emotional Oakley." Oakley has a "contentious history with Dolan and has been excluded from invitations and tributes reserved for former players" ( N.Y. And I said I’m not leaving.” What followed was the "ugliest chapter yet in a rapidly deteriorating Knicks season, all on full display in front of a nationally televised audience" and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. I said why do you guys keep staring at me. Oakley "vehemently denied that he yelled" at Dolan "moments before being thrown out by several security guards." Oakley said that MSG security "asked him to leave because Dolan did not want him there." Oakley: "They came over and wanted to know why I was sitting there. Former NBAer Charles Oakley was "hauled out" of MSG last night by security, then "handcuffed and taken to jail in front of a stunned star-studded crowd just a few feet" from MSG Chair James Dolan during Clippers-Knicks on ESPN, according to Isola, Burke, Bondy & Popper of the N.Y.
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