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Oakley v. MSG Networks Inc., et al.

  1. April 25, 2025

    Off The Bench: NIL Deal Drama, Oakley V. MSG, Transfer Rules

    In this week's Off The Bench, the landmark $2.78 billion settlement to compensate college athletes hits a snag, a former New York Knick's assault case against Madison Square Garden may be on shaky ground, and Vanderbilt University's quarterback fights to protect his successful challenge against the NCAA's eligibility rules.

  2. April 23, 2025

    New Videos Undercut Ex-Knick's Assault Claim, Judge Hints

    A federal judge said Wednesday that new videos appear to show former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley slipping — not being pushed — during a 2017 altercation with Madison Square Garden security, evidence MSG's lawyers say disposes of his assault claims.

  3. April 21, 2025

    Former Knicks Player Takes A Shot At Sanctions Against MSG

    Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley has moved for spoliation sanctions against Madison Square Garden and its counsel for allegedly failing to preserve emails, text messages and other material related to his federal assault suit, accusing the venue's operators of having "conveniently lost a lot of information about this case."

  4. January 31, 2025

    Judge Blocks Ex-Knick's MSG Sanctions Bid As 'Premature'

    A Manhattan federal judge has denied former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's request to sanction Madison Square Garden for allegedly losing emails relevant to his assault suit, saying Oakley's motion was "at best, premature."

  5. January 10, 2025

    MSG Wants Ex-Knick's Assault Case Booted Over Lost Texts

    Madison Square Garden told a federal judge Thursday that longtime New York Knick Charles Oakley deserves to have his long-running assault case thrown out and his lawyers sanctioned because he allegedly discarded text messages, a day after Oakley's own spoliation claim.

  6. January 09, 2025

    Ex-Knick Wants MSG Sanctioned Over Lost Emails

    Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley informed a Manhattan federal judge he intends to seek sanctions over a set of lost emails involving a group of Madison Square Garden employees that he alleges assaulted him when he was ejected as a spectator from a 2017 game.

  7. January 07, 2025

    Ex-Knick, Ex-MSG Security Head Spar Over Deposition

    Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley and the former chief of security for Madison Square Garden have reached an "impasse" over a subpoena for the ex-chief's documents and deposition in a suit over Oakley's ejection from a February 2017 NBA game.

  8. December 19, 2024

    Ex-Knick Oakley Denies Scrapping Evidence In MSG Feud

    Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley testified to a federal judge Thursday that he never intentionally deleted text messages about his 2017 altercation with Madison Square Garden security, as the damages litigation in its eighth year meandered toward trial.

  9. September 25, 2024

    Dolan Balks At Deposition Order In Ex-Knick's Ejection Suit

    New York Knicks owner James Dolan has asked a New York federal court to reconsider an order allowing his deposition, arguing it's part of a "relentless campaign" by former player Charles Oakley to broaden the scope of the lawsuit he filed after being ejected from a game in 2017.

  10. September 13, 2024

    NFL QB Faces New Assault Claims, NCAA's NIL Woes Grow

    In this week’s Off The Bench, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again accused of sexual assault, and a group of former University of Michigan football players sue the NCAA for more than $50 million in NIL-related damages. In case you were sidelined this week, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.