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- BY DANIEL POPPER

NOW THAT James Dolan has lifted his Garden ban of Charles Oakley, only to have Oakley say he won’t accept an invitation until he gets an apology, the current Knicks find themselves trying to find positives not only on the court, but off it, too.

“The only way something can get resolved is if those two men sit down and have a man-to-man conversati­on. From what I’m hearing and what I’ve seen on TV, that’s what happened,” Anthony said Tuesday afternoon at Knicks practice. “We would love to see Oakley back in the building. But I’m glad that two men sat down and had that conversati­on.”

Jeff Hornacek, who played against Oakley in all 14 of his NBA seasons, agrees with his star forward.

“It’s another thing this year that's been a minor distractio­n. Not a big deal for our guys. They’ve handled it pretty well. But there’s always talk about it,” Hornacek said. “Oak was a great player for the Knicks, and

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