Knicks owner James Dolan and former player Charles Oakley have been ordered to mediate their dispute by a federal appeals court, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. A conference call has been scheduled for March 31, requiring that Dolan and Oakley to attend with their attorneys. The order, which was uncovered by sports legal analyst Daniel Wallach, is the latest development in Oakley’s civil lawsuit. Oakley sued Dolan for defamation, assault and false imprisonment after he was arrested and banned from Madison Square Garden in 2017.
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Dolan owns the team and therefore he’s free to ban anyone he chooses from the arena.
The suit is about defamation, assault and false imprisonment not about whether or not he can attend Knick games.
Yes that’s how a free market capitalism is supposed to work. And Oakley’s free to sue him for defamation, false imprisonment, and assault
I hope Oakley goes after Dolan like Perkins goes after plate(s) of food.
The tropics didnt draft xavier moon, matt or john mooney or even tried taking a reach on jamario. Shame on the gm.
Are you a relative of Jamario or Xavier? They both kicked some butt last year in Albany for the Patroons
You are familair with the movie semi-pro right? It’s weird that they played for the albany patroons and i live in albany illinois. Didnt know that. I thought you were making up the name of the team as i misread it as the patrons.
I think the only fair thing to do is for Dolan to sell the team and Oakley to hug Charles Barkley.