He was a great Knick and we hope he gets some help soon.' 'He has been ejected and is currently being arrested by the New York City Police Department. 'Charles Oakley came to the game tonight and behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner,' the team wrote in a statement which they later released on Twitter. The Knicks addressed the incident shortly after Oakley was escorted out of the arena on Wednesday evening. Happy times: Aziz Ansari and his guest sit with Tracey Pollan and her husband Michael J Fox (above) Multiple sources who spoke to the New York Post meanwhile said Oakley 'smelled of alcohol.' The moment he was dragged away from his seat was first captured by Ian Schafer, who posted a video to Twitter. Oakley received a desk appearance ticket and declined his right to legal representation at the police station. He has been charged with three counts of assault in the third degree and one count of criminal trespass in the third degree. The male was subsequently taken into custody.' The employees suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention at the scene. 'The male refused to leave and punched 3 male employees as he was escorted out. 'The preliminary investigation determined that the 54-year-old male was causing a disturbance and was asked to leave. 'On Wednesday Februat approximately 2030 hours, inside of 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Madison Square Garden), a 54 year-old male was taken into custody after he assaulted 3 males employed by MSG,' said the NYPD in a statement. When asked what happened on Twitter Thursday morning, Biggs joked: 'I guess Oakley thought I called him a name and then he got mad and tried to charge at me but security intervened, you know same old story.' Security was called after Oakley was shouting at Knicks owner James Dolan (above) He later added of the security guards: 'More and more kept coming at me, and I was like, "Why do I have to leave?" They said I had to leave. I'm a guy who tells the truth, I don't have to lie about nothing. I said Phil, I came in here four-and-a-half minutes go, what could I do in four-and-half minutes 'Phil came in the back, Spike Lee came in the back. I want to know why I'm not welcome into the Garden. 'I asked why and they said you have to leave cause someone ordered you to leave., And I was like I've been here for four-and-a-half minutes, I'm a Knicks fan, I played here for 10 years. Get there, sit down, try to have a good time, next thing I know I was asked to leave the building. In an interview after his arrest, Oakley said: 'What happened, me and four friends went to the game tonight to watch the Knicks and the Clippers. Oakley is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked three of the security guards who tried to remove him following an incident with team owner James Dolan. Published: 15:52 BST, 9 February 2017 | Updated: 18:40 BST, 9 February 2017įormer New York Knicks star Charles Oakley says he was doing nothing wrong on Wednesday night when security guards demanded he leave a game at Madison Square Garden. Tennis great John McEnroe was seen trying to calm Oakley throughout the incident, and left the arena with him when he was escorted out.He later stated that he was unfairly targeted in the incident, though some in attendance claimed that he smelled of alcohol.'I didn’t do nothing … this is bulls***,' said Oakley while being escorted out of the arena.Oakley, 54, was asked to leave after he got into an argument with Knicks owner Jim Dolan.The former New York Knicks great allegedly attacked three security guards who had been tasked with forcibly removing him from the arena. Charles Oakley has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of criminal trespassing following an incident on Wednesday.'I don't have to lie about nothing': New York Knicks star Charles Oakley, 54, says he was unfairly targeted during arrest after 'hurling abuse at team owner and punching three guards'
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