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Former Knick Charles Oakley wins right to jury decision on MSG assault claim

Former New York Knick Charles Oakley gets involved in an indecent as the Knicks take on the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8, 2017. Credit: Jim McIsaac

A jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force when he was removed as a spectator to a 2017 game, an appeals court ruled Monday.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated assault and battery claims Oakley made in a lawsuit brought against the team's owners after his February .