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Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Milwaukee. The 76ers won 123-120. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Former NBA All-Star believes Giannis wouldn’t have been a starter in 1980s, 1990s

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2017 file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers, in New York's Madison Square Garden. A jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force when he was removed as a spectator to a 2017 game, an appeals court ruled Monday. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Charles Oakley wins right to jury decision on assault claim

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley is shown before an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley's lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madison Square Garden, stemming from the former New York Knicks forward's ejection and arrest from a game three years ago. Judge Richard J. Sullivan ruled Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that the case “had the feel of a public relations campaign” and Oakley hadn't alleged a plausible legal claim under federal pleading standards. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Oakley empathizes with Spike Lee over treatment at MSG

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley is shown before an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley's lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madison Square Garden, stemming from the former New York Knicks forward's ejection and arrest from a game three years ago. Judge Richard J. Sullivan ruled Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that the case “had the feel of a public relations campaign” and Oakley hadn't alleged a plausible legal claim under federal pleading standards. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Judge dismisses Oakley’s suit against Dolan, MSG from arrest

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Caris LeVert (22) defends against Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York. Durant and Kyrie Irving gave the Nets two big victories in one night. In the first hours of free agency, the team added two of the best players available to a young roster that made the playoffs, giving them hope of not only contention for an NBA title, but to be the biggest basketball team in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Old Nets think Durant, Irving can succeed where they didn’t

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a March 18, 2014, file photo, James Dolan, executive chairman of Madison Square Garden, listens to a question at a news conference, in New York. At right, in an April 11, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks basketball player Charles Oakley talks to the press after an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. New York Knicks great Charles Oakley is tired of &quot;bully&quot; team owner James Dolan threatening to ban fans from Madison Square Garden. Oakley, the former NBA enforcer and rebounding machine with the Knicks, said Dolan was wrong to mouth off at a fan who encouraged him to sell the team during a loss at MSG. (AP Photo/File)

Oakley calls Knicks owner a ‘bully’ for fan altercation

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley is shown before an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland. Casino regulators in Nevada are accusing former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley of gambling fraud. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday, July 12, 2018, said Oakley was arrested Sunday at the Cosmopolitan casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip on suspicion of committing or attempting to commit a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Ex-Knicks star Charles Oakley arrested at Las Vegas casino

By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

Former Knicks star Charles Oakley cleared of assault charges

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley talks to the press after an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Oakley has sued the team's owners, saying he was defamed when they claimed he committed assault and was an alcoholic. The lawsuit details how Oakley was treated before and after he was forcefully removed from Madison Square Garden during a Feb. 8 game. The lawsuit filed Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, seeks unspecified damages. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Charles Oakley sues Knicks owners, claiming defamation

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley talks to the press after an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Oakley has reached a deal with prosecutors who charged him with striking a security guard at Madison Square Garden. The Daily News reports, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, that charges against Oakley will be dismissed and sealed after six months of good behavior. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Charles Oakley has deal on charges over melee at Knicks game

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley leaves Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Oakley has chosen to go to trial in August on charges he struck a security guard at Madison Square Garden. Oakley appeared briefly before a Manhattan judge on Friday, June 2, 2017. He rejected a conditional dismissal that would have left him with a clean record after six months of good behavior. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Ex-Knick Oakley heading to trial in August over arena fracas

Associated Press

Knicks favorite Charles Oakley arraigned on assault charge

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley waits for an NBA basketball game to begin between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland. Oakley is set for his day in court Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in the wake of his arrest at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in February. Oakley was charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of criminal trespass. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Oakley set for day in court in wake of MSG arrest

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Charles Oakley attends Knicks-Cavaliers game in Cleveland

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley, rear left,exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the LA Clippers in New York. Officers with the National Basketball Players Association said Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, that the problems between Oakley and Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan could impact decisions future free agents make about playing for the Knicks. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

NBPA officers express concern over Oakley-Knicks conflict

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 photo, Charlotte Bobcats assistant coach Charles Oakley watches from the bench in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Charlotte, N.C. A person briefed on the discussions tells The Associated Press that Madison Square Garden has lifted its ban of Charles Oakley. The person who spoke to the AP on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, on condition of anonymity because the discussions were to remain private says the former Knicks star who was arrested at a game last week is welcome back at the arena. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan banned Oakley on Friday, two days after the former power forward had an altercation with security guards while attending a game. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) **FILE**

Charles Oakley’s ban from Madison Square Garden lifted: Source

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan, center left, sits with former New York Knicks team members and others as he watched the Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs during an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Michael Jordan, Adam Silver helping to repair Charles Oakley-James Dolan relationship

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

A New York Knicks fan holds a &quot;Ban James Dolan&quot; sign during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York.The Nuggets won 131-123. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Mired in more turbulent times, can Knicks find a way out?

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman James Dolan reacts to an altercation between the Charles Oakley and security guards during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Dolan bans Oakley from MSG; Ex-Knick tweets thanks to fans

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 photo, then-Charlotte Bobcats assistant coach and former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley directs players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Charlotte, N.C. Oakley was forcefully removed from his seats at Madison Square Garden and arrested after an altercation near team owner James Dolan. Oakley shoved security guards before they pulled him away from his seat behind the baseline during the first quarter of the Knicks' 119-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, Feb. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Charles Oakley charged with three misdemeanors after altercation at Knicks game

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times