Former NY Knick Charles Oakley heading to trial in August

Former NY Knick Charles Oakley heading to trial in August | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this April 11, 2017, file photo, former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley leaves Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Oakley has chosen to go to trial in August on charges he struck a security guard at Madison Square Garden. Oakley appeared briefly before a Manhattan judge on Friday, June 2, 2017. He rejected a conditional dismissal that would have left him with a clean record after six months of good behavior. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) A

NEW YORK – Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley has chosen to go to trial in August on charges he struck a security guard at Madison Square Garden.

Oakley appeared briefly before a Manhattan judge on Friday. He rejected a conditional dismissal that would have left him with a clean record after six months of good behaviour.

Oakley became a fan favourite when he played for the Knicks from 1988 to 1998. But he’s had a falling out with the organization in recent years.

On Feb. 8, he sat a few rows from Knicks owner James Dolan at a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Security approached Oakley early in the game and a fracas ensued. Oakley was removed from the building and handcuffed.

Oakley, who spent three seasons with the Toronto Raptors, says he didn’t do anything wrong.

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