November 08, 2021
Former Knicks player Charles Oakley's claims that he was assaulted when he was ejected from a February 2017 basketball game at Madison Square Garden have been thrown out of New York federal court, with the judge finding Monday that video evidence undermines every one of the ex-player's claims in the suit.
February 22, 2021
New York Knicks owner James Dolan urged a federal judge Friday not to give former player Charles Oakley another shot at amending his claims that excessive force was used to eject him from a 2017 game, saying the request is part of a "public relations campaign."
December 22, 2020
A New York federal judge appears poised to again toss a lawsuit from former New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley alleging security guards used excessive force during his controversial ejection from Madison Square Garden during a 2017 Knicks game, questioning whether video evidence backs Oakley's version of the events.
February 19, 2020
A New York federal judge on Wednesday threw out a suit by former New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley against the team's owner and Madison Square Garden over his ejection from the arena, saying Oakley's complaint fails to show how he was allegedly assaulted or defamed.
April 03, 2018
New York Knicks owner James Dolan asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss defamation and other claims by Charles Oakley stemming from a shoving incident last year at Madison Square Garden, saying the former NBA star doesn't have a case.
January 12, 2018
Former basketball star Charles Oakley has an "uphill climb" to prevail on his defamation claims against New York Knicks owner James Dolan after a shoving incident last year at Madison Square Garden, a Manhattan federal judge said Friday.
November 14, 2017
Madison Square Garden's owner finally responded Monday to a libel and slander suit brought in September by former New York Knicks basketball player Charles Oakley, telling a New York federal judge in a letter that Oakley has a history of violent behavior and his ouster from MSG after a fight was justified.
September 12, 2017
Charles Oakley, a popular power forward for the New York Knicks in the 1980s and 1990s, sued team owner James Dolan in New York federal court Tuesday for allegedly humiliating the ex-basketball player by getting him kicked out of Madison Square Garden then calling him an alcoholic.