An attorney for Charles Oakley on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to review a judge’s recent decision to dismiss the former Knicks player’s longstanding civil lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and James Dolan, its executive chairman and CEO.
U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan dismissed Oakley’s lawsuit on Wednesday, saying Oakley's claims of defamation, assault and false imprisonment stemming from his ejection from a Knicks game in February 2017 did not rise to the legal bar necessary for it to proceed.
In response to that ruling, MSG released a statement that expressed hope for a reconciliation between the organization and the popular former player.