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MSG security ‘testimony’: Oakley called us racist henchmen

Related Topics: Racism, Charles Oakley

Charles Oakley is led out out of the stands and into the tunnel at the Garden, where he was arrested by the NYPD.

Madison Square Garden’s statement on this week’s incident with Charles Oakley said: “There are dozens of security, staff employees and NYPD that witnessed his abusive behavior. It started when he entered the building and continued until he was arrested and left the building. Every single statement we have received is consistent in describing his actions.”

On Friday, MSG relayed some of those alleged statements — secondhand via Mike Francesa’s WFAN radio show — in which security guards say Oakley lashed out at them as racially motivated “henchmen.