In a wide-ranging interview on New York sports-radio, James Dolan insisted that he had no plans to sell the Knicks, as Simmons had previously suggested.
“You are not allowed to stalk the owner, and then confront him like that,” Knicks owner James Dolan said of an exchange with a fan. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow March 13 at 1:29 AM New York Knicks owner James Dolan said Tuesday that the fan with whom he had a widely reported exchange Saturday at Madison Square Garden set up an “ambush” for him.
“So Bill Simmons, I mean, what was his source?” Dolan said Tuesday. “There are teams that do not want us to get free agents. Some in particular. He’s very close friends with the GM of one team. In addition, Dolan had previously been involved in some ugly incidents with fans, as well as a banishment of fan favorite Charles Oakley from the Garden that earned the owner widespread condemnation and scorn. In Saturday’s episode, he was leaving the arena floor after a home loss to the Kings, when a fan yelled at him, “Sell the team!”
Knicks & Rangers owner James Dolan explains why he banned a fan for life from Madison Square Garden. pic.twitter.com/RmSE0TnO9k Dolan brushed off the notion that the incident may have contributed to possible concerns among high-profile free agents about coming to New York, calling the city “the mecca” of basketball. “We hear from people all the time, from players, from representatives, about who wants to come,” he said. “We can’t respond because of the NBA rules, etc. But that doesn’t stop them from telling us — and they do.
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