Judge sides with MSG in Oakley dispute, saying former Knick failed to prove assault at 2017 game
- A federal judge ruled in favor of Madison Square Garden in its long-running dispute with Charles Oakley.
- The court said Oakley did not prove that MSG security guards assaulted him when he was removed from a Knicks game in 2017.
- Oakley had been handcuffed and arrested after an altercation with security near owner James Dolan during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Most of Oakley’s claims had already been dismissed in 2020, leaving only an assault-and-battery claim after appeal.
- MSG said the case had been dismissed in full for the third time and said it was pursuing legal action against Oakley’s lawyer.
- Oakley’s lawyer said the ruling would be appealed again and argued that a jury should decide what happened.
A federal judge in New York ruled that Madison Square Garden defeated the remaining claim in Charles Oakley’s lawsuit over his removal from a Knicks game in 2017. Judge Richard J. Sullivan said Oakley had produced no evidence that MSG security guards assaulted him, and concluded that the record did not support his claim.
Oakley was handcuffed and arrested after a confrontation with security while sitting near Knicks owner James Dolan during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Earlier claims in the case had been dismissed in 2020, and after appeal the assault-and-battery allegation was the only one left.
MSG cited video and prior testimony in arguing that Oakley was not assaulted and was not forced to the ground. In its statement, the team said the claims had been rejected for a third time and said it was pursuing legal action against Oakley’s attorney.
Oakley’s lawyer said he disagreed with the ruling and expected to seek another appeal, arguing that conflicting accounts remain and that a jury should decide the facts.
法官支持麦迪逊广场花园一方，称前尼克斯球员奥克利未能证明自己在2017年比赛中遭到袭击
纽约一名联邦法官裁定，麦迪逊广场花园在查尔斯·奥克利就2017年被赶出尼克斯比赛一事提起的诉讼中胜诉。法官理查德·J·沙利文表示，奥克利没有提供证据证明自己遭到麦迪逊广场花园安保人员袭击，并认为现有记录不支持他的主张。
奥克利是在一场对洛杉矶快船的比赛中、坐在尼克斯老板詹姆斯·多兰附近时，与安保发生冲突后被戴上手铐并逮捕的。该案的其他指控早在2020年就已被驳回，上诉后只剩下袭击和殴打这一项指控。
麦迪逊广场花园援引视频和先前证词，称奥克利并未遭到袭击，也没有被推倒。球队在声明中说，这些指控已经第三次被法院全面驳回，并表示正在对奥克利的律师采取法律行动。
奥克利的律师表示不同意这一裁定，预计还会继续上诉，并称双方说法存在分歧，案件应交由陪审团裁决。