Security was called to Oakley's seat after he was shouting at Knicks owner James Dolan (above), sitting not far ahead in his usual seat in the first row behind the baseline ![]() Others in attendance on Wednesday night included Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Aziz Ansari, Jason Biggs and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Tennis great John McEnroe, a man infamous for his on court temper tantrums, could be seen trying to calm Oakley down while he was being taken out of the arena. 'I didn’t do nothing … this is bulls***.' 'F*** that, let me go,' said Oakley in video shot as he was being removed from the arena. The melee drew the attention of the players on the court and the crowd, and soon began to chant 'Oakley! Oakley!' in support of the power player. That measure was taken after Oakley spent the opening minutes of the game loudly heckling Dolan. Oakley is accused of shoving and punching the men while they attempted to forcibly remove him from his seat during the first quarter of the Knicks' game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Published: 02:53 BST, 9 February 2017 | Updated: 17:01 BST, 9 February 2017įormer New York Knicks star Charles Oakley is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked three security guards at Madison Square Garden following an incident with team owner James Dolan. The Knicks later said of Oakley in a statement: 'He was a great Knick and we hope he gets some help soon'īy Ariel Zilber and Chris Spargo For.Tennis great John McEnroe was seen trying to calm Oakley throughout the incident, and left the arena with him when he was escorted out.'I didn’t do nothing … this is bulls***,' said Oakley while being escorted out of the arena.Oakley, 54, was asked to leave after he got into an argument with Knicks owner Jim Dolan.The former New York Knicks great allegedly attacked three security guards who had been tasked with forcibly removing him from the arena.Charles Oakley has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of criminal trespassing following an incident on Wednesday.In terrible taste, the Knicks released a statement soon after Oakley was detained which read, “He was a great Knick and we hope he gets some help soon.'This is bulls***': New York Knicks star Charles Oakley, 54, charged with assault after punching THREE security guards while being dragged out of Madison Square Garden I said why do you guys keep staring at me. They came over and wanted to know why I was sitting there. “I was there for four minutes,” Oakley said late Wednesday night. He told his side of the story to the NY Daily News: ![]() Oakley was later released from the Midtown South precinct in Manhattan, where he received a desk appearance ticket and was charged with three counts of assault. (via /hTASO5okzXĪccording to the Associated Press, Oakley provoked the incident by shouting at Garden chairman James Dolan. Reports differ on what spurned the incident, but Oakley was the first to get physical.Īnother angle of Charles Oakley's meltdown at the Garden. Original Story (February 8): In one of the most bizarre incidents to happen during an NBA game, Charles Oakley began shoving security gaurds at Madison Square Garden and had to be escorted out of the arena. That was tough to watch from where I was standing.” I actually took three steps and I swear I was going to run down there, and I thought, ‘What the hell am I going to do?’ But I didn’t like that. “That was tough for me to watch,” Rivers added. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told reporters following the game that seeing Charles get in a physical altercation with security was “tough for me to watch.” Oakley shared his side of the story on the restaurant’s Instagram account: ![]() Update (February 9): Following his release from the Midtown South precinct in Manhattan, Oakley went uptown to Jimmy’s restaurant in the Bronx. Update (February 9): The Knicks have updated their statement and claim that “everything said since the incident is pure fiction:”
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