A HARVEY EDUCATION
Kis throwing a party at Headquarters Gentleman’s Club and we’re all invited. Though whether or not a lap dance would get things straight between the legendary forward and his former boss is anyone’s guess. “I wouldn’t talk about him like that,” Oakley (photo) told us before his Thursday night shindig. “I don’t know what he needs.” Oakley has always been a fan favorite. But since being tossed from a Feb. 8 game at Madison Square Garden amid an ongoing feud with Dolan, the former NBA star has become a symbol of resilience against the dysfunctional Knicks hierarchy — sort of Maximus to snot-nosed emperor. But the mercurial Oakley says he’s no “Gladiator” for long-suffering Knicks supporters. “Man, I’m not a spokesman for the fans,” he insists. “They appreciate what I did while I was on the floor for 10 years. I did what I was supposed to do — showed respect for the game and the way you play the game.” We’re told that Headquarters owner
told his team to hire Oak Tree to host a party the day after he saw the Knicks legend being tossed from MSG during a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Oakley tells us he hasn’t been to a New York strip club in more than a decade, but expects to roll into Headquarters around 10 p.m. Thursday, which is when the Knicks will be tipping off against the Trail Blazers in Portland. He wishes them luck.
“You always want the organization to be successful that you played for,” he said.
At 53, Oakley thinks he could still hold his own in an NBA game.
“I could play 12 to 15 minutes in a game, why not?” said the former All-Star. “I feel like I can still play, that I can stand in the way of these guys.”
Playing an entire season is a whole other thing.
“People ask me now how come I’m not all banged up,” he said. “You don’t know what’s up there till you look under the hood.” Congratulations to funnyman (inset), who announced on Wednesday that he would join the Morning Show” next month. Of course, this page’s readers learned that the former Morning Show” sidekick would be teaming up with his former radio rival after we broke the news in a Feb. 5 exclusive. Set your dials to 107.5 WBLS on April 17, when Brown and Harvey will do their first show together.