So Knicks legend Charles Oakley got into a scuffle with security Wednesday night
CHARLES OAKLEY OUT HERE LIVING BY THE CODE pic.twitter.com/QGIgIhQ6qp
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) February 9, 2017
And Knicks Twitter went NUTS
Mood. pic.twitter.com/TgjEo4oWph
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) February 9, 2017
Things have been simmering for Knicks fans for a while.
Nobody will talk about the fact that you're 10 games under .500 again if you send weird/insulting tweets and arrest former star players... pic.twitter.com/jbXH7ZhPVq
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 9, 2017
For some, this was the last straw.
Charles Oakley in handcuffs at MSG, heckling or not, is my last straw. I've been a fan for 22 years.
— KG 🌹 (@KG_NYK) February 9, 2017
Even the current players got heat.
A Knick not in uniform showed more fight in the stands than the team has shown all year. #NoMoralVictories
— Angry Knicks Fan (@fasho2k) February 9, 2017
But hey, the tweets were 🔥🔥🔥
when your franchise is getting roasted from top to bottom but the tweets are good pic.twitter.com/EoWlnI1X17
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 9, 2017
Phil Jackson, who's been tweeting not nice things about Carmelo Anthony, apparently tried to calm things down.
Phil just got back to his seat from trying to calm down Oak & he look like he just wrestled the bear from TheRevenant pic.twitter.com/U151mXHFUY
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) February 9, 2017
Even NBA players on other teams were outraged. Like Dwyane Wade...
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LeBron James
... and Chris Paul
Even the Knicks' mortal enemy Reggie Miller was outraged.
If you're a FA to be, why would you play for an Owner who treats the past greats like this or a President who stabs star player in the back?
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) February 9, 2017
There is no love for team owner James Dolan.
I mean, props to James Dolan. He has managed to not only alienate Knicks fans, but also most of the NBA's players. Quite a feat.
— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) February 9, 2017
And when MSG fired their head of security in the fallout from Oakley's arrest, Dolan and the Knicks got ripped again
There's nothing more Knicks-like than throwing people under both ends of the bus. https://t.co/wcIcBudAGv
— Jason Gay (@jasongay) February 10, 2017
Will they ever learn?
“Please, Mr Dolan, you can’t dig this hole for yourself any deeper.”
— David Steele (@David_C_Steele) February 10, 2017
“Hold my beer." https://t.co/LN2s9cGu1r