Former NBA Star Charles Oakley Banned From Madison Square Garden

“We need to keep the Garden a place that is comfortable and safe,” New York Knicks owner James Dolan says. “Hopefully, it won’t be forever”

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New York Knicks legendย Charles Oakley is no longer welcome at Madison Square Garden, the team announced on Friday.

“It’s not necessarily a lifetime ban. The most important thing is we need to keep the Garden a place that is comfortable and safe,” team owner James Dolan said on ESPN’s The Michael Kay Show.

“Anyone that comes to the Garden, too much alcohol, is looking for a fight and being abusive is going to get banned,” Dolan continued.ย “Hopefully, it won’t be forever.”

The move comes in the wake ofย Oakley’s ejection Wednesday night after shoving a security guard during the Knicks-L.A.

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