Former Knicks player Charles Oakley on the sideline in the second quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the Nets and 76ers on April 20, 2019 at Barclays Center. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
When the Knicks took the court against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, Spike Lee was not in his usual seat courtside, but that didn’t mean that all was quiet and peaceful for the Knicks.
Former Knicks standout Charles Oakley has been engaged in an angry spat with the organization, a dispute that hit its ugliest moment in 2017 when Oakley was dragged by security from his seat a few rows behind Garden Chairman James Dolan.