Overview
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that he and Michael Jordan both tried to broker a truce between Knicks legend Charles Oakley and owner James Dolan but were unsuccessful.
- Oakley remains banned from Madison Square Garden and has been attending Knicks games on the road instead of returning to his former team's home arena.
- Oakley has pushed back on Silver’s characterization of Jordan’s role, saying the league overstated the scope and timing of any mediation.
- The legal fight that began after Oakley’s February 2017 ejection continues in federal court and recently produced a sanctions order requiring Oakley to pay more than $642,000 in attorney fees tied to deleted text messages.
- The ongoing feud has fractured relationships among Knicks alumni, with Oakley publicly calling former teammate Patrick Ewing a 'coward,' and the dispute could complicate any future effort to restore Oakley’s place in the franchise’s public life.