#FREEOAKLEY: Charles Oakley Blames James Dolan Arresting Him At MSG As The Reason The Knicks Can't Sign Any Free Agent

[Source] - It is unclear what, if any, other reasons they may have had but Oakley, 55, pointed to his incident with Dolan two years ago, when he was ejected and arrested during a game at Madison Square Garden. The Garden released witness statements from a dozen employees who encountered Oakley that night and alleged that he was physically and verbally abusive. Oakley’s active civil suit alleges that some statements were misrepresented by the defendants and some statements that supported Oakley’s version of events were “silenced.”

“I’ve talked to a lot of guys, and I’ve talked to a lot of guys representing too, and a lot of them are upset about what happened two years ago,” Oakley said. “People respect me. A lot of stuff that went on wasn’t right, and from the commissioner on down, nobody has tried to address it, but the players have seen it for themselves.”

“They’re not trying to go to an environment where someone says something, and somebody is going to come talk to him with an axe, or someone is going to come and put handcuffs on him,” he said. “They don’t want that kind of environment… I just feel bad for the city of New York, the fans that give their heart and soul and sweat and tears to come to games, and they have to keep going through this.”

I see no lies here. That’s it. That’s the blog, really. Charles Oakley speaking the truth about why the Knicks can’t land a major free agent. It has nothing to do with the lack of success this decade. It has nothing to do with David Fizdale and a young core. In fact the opposite of that. It has everything to do with one man and one man only.

I mean think about it. Oak is well respected. He’s still talked about like he’s a god in New York, because, frankly he is. Sure, I may be biased as a Knicks fan who named my dog Oakley because of the power forward, but also because he’s the opposite of Dolan. Oak did everything and anything to win. Dolan is a loser.

And prove where Oakley is wrong. The Knicks haven’t gotten anyone since this has happened. Why would a player want to deal with Dolan? He’s the one ruining this franchise and it’s not even a hot take. I mean Fizdale is a hell of a coach. Scott Perry is fine as a GM. They have a young core which who knows how that turns out, but it’s a young group.

There’s only one thing left. We know what it is. Let’s find a way to get Charles Oakley as owner of the Knicks.