NEW ORLEANS — When Charles Oakley got up to leave an hour early from the NBA Legends Brunch on Sunday, he walked over to Adam Silver’s table, whispered in the NBA commissioner’s ear for a few moments and shook his hand.
It is clear Silver and Oakley are in ongoing conversations to try to repair the public-relations damage created by Oakley’s arrest at the Garden 11 days ago and his ongoing feud with Knicks owner James Dolan.
Silver said Saturday night he would continue to help if he could after his meeting last Monday with the parties resulted in pushing the sides farther apart — with Oakley escalating his attacks.