News about Charles Oakley

Joel Embiid (right) missed Tuesday's shootaround with a migraine ahead of a crucial Game 5 for Philadelphia, who enters the clash with a 3-1 deficit.  The 30-year-old put up an impressive 50 points in Game 3 but has otherwise struggled throughout the opening round and was already questionable for Tuesday night's game with left knee injury management. Charles Oakley (left) previously predicted Embiid could be an all-time great but after the star's playoff woes, performed a U-turn.

It's called The World's Most Popular Arena, but Madison Square Garden has been more renowned than ever in the 21st century, a place where celebrity athletes routinely fail to impress, and teaching careers go to die. The Manhattan arena's tenants haven't even sniffed a title this millennium, despite the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup Finals loss in 2014. Although New York has had some success on the track, the hardwood has been much crueler, as the Knicks have won only three playoff series since being in the NBA Finals in 1999. But now, with the support of some new blood, the Knicks and Rangers are giving irritated fans a reason to be excited about visiting Madison Square Garden for the first time in years.

James Dolan, the NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's Rangers, is exacerbating his feud with state authorities over his tumultuous use of facial recognition technology to exclude legal representatives from company grounds. In a lengthy interview on Thursday morning, Dolan told Good Morning New York, 'We're suing us, we're just asking you not come until you're finished with your argument with us.' 'Yes, we're using facial recognition to enforce this.' Dolan replied emphatically that he would not resign from this position: "Not at all." Dolan was speaking with Good Morning New York after state attorney general Letitia James told MSG that it may be in violation of anti-bias law by barring lawyers from its offices if they work for corporations suing the firm. James' involvement in the lawsuit comes after the State Liquor Authority threatened MSG's license, prompting Dolan to specifically criticize the company's Chief Executive, Sharif Kabir, on Thursday.

According to an injunction brought by a local judge, Madison Square Garden cannot exclude a high-profile New York attorney, his associates, or his clients from its venues in retaliation for a pending lawsuit involving the Knicks and Rangers' parent company. Attorney Larry Hutcher, a season ticket holder for nearly half a century, sacked Madison Square Garden Entertainment last month, arguing that he and his colleagues were banned from MSG addresses after being counsel for 24 ticket resellers who were in a court fight MSG. Hutcher says he was sent a letter later informing him that he and his coworkers were refused and that his season tickets had been revoked. On Monday, however, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Lyle E. Frank granted Hutcher an injunction, finding that he, his coworkers, and his clients are not allowed to enter MSG Entertainment venues. Frank, on the other hand, made a difference in his decision by allowing the NHL Rangers and NBA's Knicks to continue banning Hutcher and his clients. Hutcher tells DailyMail.com that he would appeal the decision.

Larry Hutcher (left), 71, co-founder of law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, has been barred from the Garden (center) for representing season ticket holders in a litigation with MSG Entertainment. The Rangers and the Knicks' season tickets to 'The Mecca' have been forfeited due to their position as dealers, which, according to stadium and corporation owner James Dolan (right) is against the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. Since the 1975-76 season, Hutcher has been a season ticket holder and usually stands five rows behind one of the court's two baskets.