Knicks Morning News (2017.02.10)

Oakley, a former enforcer who played 10 seasons in New York, and the team owner James L. Dolan had a rocky relationship even before Oakley was arrested.

Two days after signaling his approval of an article critical of Carmelo Anthony, and a day after Charles Oakley’s ejection at the Garden, Jackson weighed in again.

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As Charles Oakley was wrestling with Jim Dolan’s security team and being dragged out of Madison Square Garden

Any hopes the Knicks might’ve had about getting the free-agent-to-be probably followed Oakley out the door.

Oakley said security guards are under “orders” to alert Garden and team owner James Dolan whenever he is in the building.

It doesn’t matter which team is playing at the Garden — New Yorkers love Charles Oakley.

“Once a Knick, always a Knick” always has been a pick-and-choose slogan at the Garden anyway.

How did it come to this?

Metta World Peace has a reason for the chaotic state of the Knicks, and it’s not James Dolan, Phil Jackson or the underachieving players.

Phil Jackson just wants everyone to chill out, man.

The Knicks are not backing down.

Charles Oakley was in town this week because of another hard-nosed New York sporting legend: Thurman Munson. On Tuesday night, Oakley attended the annual Thurman Munson Dinner at a Midtown hotel, sitting at a major donor table. The event raises money for AHRC NYC Foundation. Oakley, a 2006 Munson winner, attends most years. At every…

After 54 games last season, the Knicks stood at 23-31 and were dysfunctional enough to get coach Derek Fisher fired. This season, the record is even worse: 22-32. The pain and disappointment is even more. “Yeah, it is,” said Kristaps Porzingis, the face of the franchise’s future who is having a tough time wading through…

There was a lot of disgust kicking its way around the city Thursday afternoon, darting in and out of the snow drifts, ducking into lunchtime cafeterias and happy-hour saloons. Much of it centered around the Knicks, who know no bounds when it comes to providing outlets for that disenchantment. There was disappointment, too, much of…

The Zen Master may have just offered a peace pipe to Carmelo Anthony. In a follow-up tweet to his insulting missive Tuesday, Knicks president Phil Jackson indicated Thursday the original was “misunderstood’’ and pleaded for the end to “discord’’ by invoking the Beatles’ peace song “Let it Be.’’ “So after starting a ?[fire] storm with…

Michael Graham wants to be very clear: He is not angry at Phil Jackson, who referenced him in a bizarre tweet this week that praised a column written with an anti-Carmelo Anthony tone. Graham said Jackson’s reference actually was a blessing. It got him media attention again, and he was able to get notice for his…

Charles Oakley dug in his heels Thursday, maintaining the eruption during the Knicks game at the Garden the previous night that led to his ejection and subsequent arrest resulted from team owner James Dolan’s security people demanding he leave. While Oakley defended himself, Garden brass did the opposite, essentially accusing the ex-Knick of lying, calling…

For 10 seasons, Charles Oakley was the heart of the Knicks, but the longtime fan favorite is no longer welcome in the arena he used to call home. On Wednesday night, his feud with the franchise and owner James Dolan hit its lowest note, when security guards handcuffed Oakley — who was sitting a few…

In an alternate universe, Glen Sather (@FiveRingsSlats) is impugning Henrik Lundqvist’s character yet again on Twitter, hoping this latest personal attack might be the tipping point in the club president’s campaign to convince the Rangers’ franchise goaltender to waive his no-move clause and accept a trade out of New York. There is a report from…

The feud between Charles Oakley and Knicks management continued to swell Thursday as the former Knick told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith that he had done nothing wrong before being escorted out of the Garden Wednesday night and the Knicks issuing a statement calling his version “pure fiction.”

Phil Jackson tried to clear up his tweet from two days ago that seemed to be a shot at Carmelo Anthony by saying he was “misunderstood” in an emoji-filled tweet Thursday in which he lamented the “discord” in our society.

Anthony Donahue and Moke Hamilton react to Wednesday night’s melee involving Charles Oakley at MSG.

Following the Knicks’ 121-107 loss to the Lakers on Monday night team president Phil Jackson took in practice courtside on Tuesday

Knicks insider Frank Isola discusses the incident involving Charles Oakley at Madison Square Garden on Daily News Live.

Everything former Knicks forward Charles Oakley has said since to being ejected and arrested after an altercation with security guards at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night is “pure fiction,” the team said.

Knicks superfan Spike Lee would rather have Carmelo Anthony stay in New York than Phil Jackson.

Carmelo Anthony responded to Phil Jackson’s latest barb on Wednesday, saying he’s “self-motivated” and that anyone would get tired of verbal spats.

Free agent F Derrick Williams will sign a 10-day contract with the Cavaliers.