Former Knick Oakley arrested during game
Former Knicks star Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from his seats at Madison Square Garden and arrested after an altercation near team owner James Dolan last night.
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. Fans chanted “Oakley! Oakley!” in support of the popular power forward.
The 53-year-old Oakley played for the Knicks from 1988-98, helping them reach the NBA Finals, but has a poor relationship with the team because of his criticism of Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman.
“Charles Oakley came to the game tonight and behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner,” the Knicks wrote in a statement on Twitter. “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.”
The NYPD said Oakley was arrested on three counts of assault, all third degree. He was being processed for a desk appearance and will be issued a summons to report back to court.
Cavaliers 132, Pacers 117 — Kyle Korver scored a seasonhigh 29 points and LeBron James gave visiting Cleveland a second-half energy boost, lifting the defending champs in Indianapolis.
Cleveland has won the first three games on its fourgame road trip and six of its last seven overall.
James had 25 points, six rebounds and nine assists and Korver hit 8-of-9 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving had 29 points.
Jazz 127, Pelicans 94 — Joe Johnson scored 27 points, George Hill added 19, and visiting Utah extended its winning streak to four games.
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 host Minnesota prevailed.
Heat 106, Bucks 88 — Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Miami extended its winning streak to 12 games with the win in Milwaukee.
Jabari Parker, part of the Bucks’ young core, left the game with a sprained left knee. He hurt the same knee two seasons ago.
Pistons 121, Lakers 102 — Andre Drummond had 24 points and 17 rebounds, and the Detroit handed Los Angeles one more loss at The Palace.
Hawks 117, Nuggets 106 — Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 10 assists as host Atlanta held off Denver.
Wizards 114, Nets 110 — Bradley Beale scored 31 points, John Wall added 23 points and 12 assists, and Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Washington sent Brooklyn to its 11th straight loss — and 13th in a row at home — with an overtime victory.
Spurs 111, 76ers 103 — Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, Tony Parker added 18 as visiting San Antonio beat Philadelphia.
The Sixers were again without star center Joel Embiid, out with a left knee contusion.
Grizzlies 110, Suns 91 — Mike Conley scored 23 points, Marc Gasol added 19 and host Memphis took advantage of Phoenix’ poor shooting.
Elsewhere in the NBA — Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner will be out 5-6 weeks because of a fractured bone in his right hand. The former Celtic fractured the third metacarpal during the third quarter of the Blazers’ victory at Dallas on Tuesday night.