The Knicks’ troubles spread from the current roster and front office to one of the franchise’s legends as Charles Oakley was pulled from his seat by five security guards and arrested during Wednesday’s game.
Oakley, seated directly behind Knicks’ owner James Dolan, with whom he has had an acrimonious relationship for years, was alleged to have been shouting at Dolan. Madison Square Garden security rushed to the scene and removed him from his seat during the first quarter against the Clippers. He shoved one of the members of MSG security and then was pulled out with Dolan standing just a few feet away.
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As Oakley was pulled out by security, the MSG crowd started chanting “Oakley, Oakley, Oakley.”
The Knicks issued a statement that said, “Charles Oakley came to the game tonight and behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner. He has been ejected and is currently being arrested by the New York City Police Department. He was a great Knick and we hope he gets some help soon.”
It didn’t get any better for the Knicks on the court, with Blake Griffin scoring a season-high 32 points in a 119-115 victory for Los Angeles.
CAVALIERS 132, PACERS 117: Kyle Korver scored a season-high 29 points and LeBron James gave Cleveland a second-half energy boost, lifting the defending champs to a win at Indianapolis.
SPURS 111, 76ERS 103: Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, Tony Parker added 18 and San Antonio won at Philadelphia.
HAWKS 117, NUGGETS 106: Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 10 assists and host Atlanta held off a late rally by Denver after scoring a season-high 72 points in the first half.
TIMBERWOLVES 112, RAPTORS 109: Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points against his hometown team, Tyus Jones hit a 3-pointer with 19.5 seconds left and Minnesota won at home.
WIZARDS 114, NETS 110: Bradley Beal scored 31 points, John Wall added 23 points and 12 assists, and Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Washington won in overtime to send host Brooklyn to its 11th straight loss.
JAZZ 127, PELICANS 94: Joe Johnson scored 27 points, George Hill added 19, and visiting Utah ran its winning streak to four with a victory over struggling New Orleans.
HEAT 106, BUCKS 88: Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Miami extended its winning streak to 12 games with a victory at Milwaukee.
NOTES
HEAT: Marcus Georges-Hunt of the Maine Red Claws signed a 10-day contract with Miami.
Georges-Hunt played in all 32 games for the Red Claws, averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game with Maine.
TRAIL BLAZERS: Guard Evan Turner will be out five to six weeks because of a fractured bone in his right hand.
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