Ex-Knicks Star Oakley Sues Owner Dolan Over Arena Ouster

  • Oakley was removed from Madison Square Garden in February
  • Ejection led to public feud between ex-star and team owner

How the Knicks Are Making a Winner Out of Dolan

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Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was known as a bruising defender and rebounder during his 19-year National Basketball Association career. He’s still throwing elbows.

Oakley stepped up his feud with team owner James Dolan, claiming in a lawsuit Tuesday that he was defamed when he was thrown out of a game in February and subjected to a coordinated smear campaign afterward.