Charles Oakley coaches during a BIG3 game at Barclays Center June 25, 2017. Credit: Corey Sipkin
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Charles Oakley’s civil lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and James Dolan, its executive chairman and CEO, that stemmed from MSG security's ejection of the former Knicks player from the stands during a nationally televised game in February 2017.
U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan said in a 22-page filing that he was granting MSG's nearly two-year-old request to dismiss the lawsuit because Oakley's claims of defamation, assault and false imprisonment did not reach the legal bar necessary for the suit to proceed.