Charles Oakley has appealed the dismissal of his federal court defamation and assault and battery lawsuit against New York Knicks owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden.

Oakley filed his notice of appeal to the Second Circuit just one day after his case was dismissed:

To recall, Oakley filed the lawsuit in 2017 after a February incident that year in which he had a run-in with security personnel at Madison Square Garden during a Knicks game. He had alleged assault, battery and false imprisonment, along with defamation after Dolan and the Knicks implied he had a problem with alcohol.

Oakley had been seeking compensation to be determined by a jury for emotional distress and/or mental anguish, punitive damages, damages to his reputation and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

Oakley had been charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault, one misdemeanor count of aggravated harassment and one misdemeanor count of trespassing. He was also cited for two additional counts of harassment that were considered noncriminal violations. The criminal case was dismissed and sealed in 2018.

Oakley spent 10 years as the Knicks' starting power forward from the 1988-89 season to 1997-98. He is still loved by the fans and they have mostly stuck by him through this since they hate Dolan as well.

The Knicks will once again miss the playoffs this season. They fired head coach David Fizdale earlier in the year and recently reassigned president Steve Mills. New York is expected to hire former NBA agent Leon Rose as its new president of basketball operations soon.