Knicks owner James Dolan has no plans of butting into the Phil Jackson-Carmelo Anthony feud.
Before being a central figure in Wednesday night’s Garden ejection and subsequent arrest of ex-Knick Charles Oakley, Dolan had stayed behind the scenes, remained out of the limelight, content to let Phil be Phil.
Maybe Dolan didn’t know everything he was getting into when he hired Jackson, the eccentric and legendary coach, nearly three years ago as team president, but he intends to keep his vow not to stick himself in the middle of the feud brewing between two of his most important assets.
Oakley was kicked out of the Garden on Wednesday after he bought a ticket behind Dolan’s baseline seat near the Knicks bench. A source told The Post Oakley was “rambling and vulgar” to several people in the area, including Dolan himself, which brought Knicks and Garden security to the ex-player’s seat where things escalated.
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Dolan had been enjoying not being the target of the slings and arrows that come with yet another losing season. Jackson has taken the hit for the Knicks’ recent annual free falls, and Dolan feels that alone has been worth the Zen Master’s $60 million contract.
Three years ago, Dolan said at the introductory press conference he would “willingly and gratefully” give up all basketball power to Jackson, and so far he has.
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