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New York Knicks and Rangers fans have had many gripes with owner James Dolan over the years, and he recently came out with a surprising admission about owning both teams. James Dolan said that while the Knicks and Rangers are “near and dear” to his heard, he does not really like owning teams, according to […]

The NBA Board of Governors voted 29-1 to approve the sale of the Charlotte Hornets to new owners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, and the one vote against the sale was from New York Knicks owner James Dolan, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. James Dolan has gotten a lot of attention over the years, […]

A federal appeals court panel reinstated New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley’s lawsuit against Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. following a 2017 game ejection. The court is also allowing Oakley to add Knicks executive chairman and CEO James Dolan as a defendant, but that has not happened yet. This is the second time a federal […]

If there’s anything that could disrupt the New York Knicks‘ immaculate vibes this season, it’s James Dolan—and, boy howdy, is the owner of the Knicks trying hard to do so. Even as the Knicks have raced to their best season in a decade, Dolan has declared war on the New York State Liquor Authority as […]

James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, has come under fire for MSG Entertainment’s use of facial recognition technology at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. The software has been used to prevent lawyers who work for firms that are suing MSG from attending events at its venues. […]

David Hopkinson, the president and COO of MSG Sports, said the company is considering selling a minority stake in the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. He said MSG has no plans to sell the teams themselves but “we would certainly not rule out selling a minority stake in the Knicks or the Rangers,” […]

Leave it to New York Knicks team owner James Dolan to ensure that his team is always involved in some sort of controversy every now and again. This time around, the billionaire has gotten himself into a bit of a PR mess over the use of some highly controversial Facial Recognition Technology — something that […]

New York Knicks fans who are unhappy with the current ownership regime are going to have to trudge through for the foreseeable future. Polarizing billionaire James Dolan has doubled-down on his stance to not sell the team in an interview on  WFAN’s Carton and Roberts, according to Sam Quinn of CBS Sports. “I have no […]

The New York Knicks have been irrelevant for many, many years now and it’s pretty clear their fanbase is just craving success. In 2020, controversial team owner James Dolan brought in former player agent Leon Rose to hopefully turn things around for the franchise and make them a contender. Since his arrival, the Knicks have […]

Donovan Mitchell came extremely close to becoming a member of the New York Knicks this past summer. In fact, most folks believed that the Knicks were on the brink of announcing a homecoming for the New York native, who for his part, admitted later on that he too felt that the move was all but […]

Madison Square Garden Company CEO James Dolan remains a disliked figure throughout the sports world. The infamous owner of the New York Knicks and Rangers isn’t as hands-on with running his teams as he used to be and often just remains in the background in silence. Now, he is stepping back into the spotlight in […]

Apparently, New York Knicks owner James Dolan is using technology to create an automatic barrier between him and people that he basically dislikes. It has been reported that facial-recognition technology has prevented some people from entering Madison Square Garden, per Peter Botte of The New York Post. Moreover, Ethan Strauss’ Substack recently published a report […]

James Dolan’s ownership of the New York Knicks has always been a contentious affair, leading to fans of the team eagerly awaiting the day that he relinquishes control. As the CEO of the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Group, he has remained unflinching in his reluctance to sell the Knicks, even as new controversies continue to […]

During a recent interview on CNBC’s Closing Bell, Jonathan Boyar, who is president of an equity research group, said that he predicts that James Dolan will sell the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers after the completion of the MSG Sphere — the sprawling 17,500-seat arena that is currently being constructed in Las Vegas […]

On Monday, longtime MSG analyst Jonathan Boyar joined CNBC’s “Overtime” program, during which he revealed that there is a very good chance New York Knicks team owner James Dolan will be selling the team in a couple of years. Dolan is the primary shareholder of Madison Square Garden Sports, the company that owns both the […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has taken a lot of crap for the franchise’s struggles in recent years, and rightfully so. However, Dolan is now in position to gloat a bit thanks to his Knicks shocking the world and finishing with the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference after many expected them to be […]

James Dolan’s New York Rangers fired president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton last week, and now head coach David Quinn is on the way out after three seasons. Larry Brooks of the New York Post reported the news, and the Rangers have since confirmed it: OFFICIAL: #NYR President and General Manager Chris Drury has […]

The New York Rangers have been involved with plenty of drama with Tom Wilson and the Washington Capitals this week, and they just drew some pretty ludicrous penalties from the NHL considering the relative lack of punishment for a repeat offender in Wilson. First, the Rangers were fined $250,000 for their harshly worded letter aimed […]

It has been a rather eventful week for the New York Rangers, with a lot of it involving the Washington Capitals. Earlier in the week, Capitals forward and noted goon Tom Wilson ended Rangers star Artemi Panarin’s season with his bush league actions and also punched forward Pavel Buchnevich in the back of the head […]

New York Rangers CEO James Dolan has pulled the plug on president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. Associate general manager Chris Drury is expected to take over as the new Rangers GM, with Dolan set to go on a search for a new team […]

James Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, is essentially the Emperor Palpatine of the Knicks organization. Dolan’s ongoing feud with Knicks’ former superstar Charles Oakley doesn’t seem to be dying down anytime soon. In an altercation back in 2017, Oakley was arrested and thrown out of the arena. Since then, he’s had bad […]

Mark this one down in the “Who saw this coming” category. Mike Woodson was hired to be the new head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers, taking over a program that has been underachieving for years. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Woodson attended and played at Indiana before being selected by the New York Knicks in […]

The New York Knicks took on the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night that turned out to be a solid game for New York. The game ended in a 131-113, boosting the Knicks to a 22-22 record. However great the game was for the team, it seems the night ended early for one fan. Apparently, a […]

James Dolan might be aware that former New York Knicks great Charles Oakley gave his two cents about Patrick Ewing being stopped by Madison Square Garden security when trying to enter the arena as Georgetown was set to play Villanova in the Big East Tournament, via Stefan Bondy of NY Daily News: “This man (Dolan) […]

Just when we thought that whole saga between Charles Oakley and James Dolan was over, the New York Knicks legend has all of a sudden revived their highly-publicized spat. According to reports, Oakley has filed a new lawsuit against the Knicks owner, which is still related to Oakley’s unceremonious ejection from Madison Square Garden during […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has reasons to celebrate as congressman Max Rose is set to lose his position to his political rival in Nicole Malliotakis. Dolan previously had a feud with Rose who pleaded the former to sell the franchise amidst the team’s struggles. Dolan responded by donating $50,000 to Malliotakis, as per […]

A concerned New York Knicks fan in Democratic congressman Max Rose previously told TMZ that he wished owner James Dolan would choose to sell the team. The billionaire businessman responded by donating $50,000 through MSG Sports to a political action committee devoted to electing House Republicans. Dolan also told the New York Post that Rose […]

Democratic Staten Island Rep. Max Rose said New York Knicks owner James Dolan should sell the team since he’s a die-hard Knicks fan and Dolan is considered one of the worst owners in sports. Dolan, as sensitive as they come, is getting revenge on Rose by supporting GOP Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis, per Jon Levine […]

Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley’s relationship dates back to their time together as Chicago Bulls teammates (and close friends) for three seasons in the 1980’s, but now that Jordan is one of the league’s 30 majority owners, Oakley doesn’t see Jordan as an ally in his feud with New York Knicks owner James Dolan. In […]

Former NBA head coach George Karl is a fan of newly-hired New York Knicks bench tactician Tom Thibodeau, but thinks the problems with the struggling franchise are insurmountable unless a change is made at the very top. “Thibs is a great coach. But the [Knicks] could hire [Gregg Popovich] or Steve Kerr and the results […]

The New York Knicks were last of all 30 NBA franchises to release a statement amid the surging Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Even when they released a two-sentence statement on June 9, it was the typical bland, cookie-cutter wording designed specifically not to piss off the racists and bigots. […]

In 2019, rumors swirled that James Dolan was considering putting the New York Knicks up for sale. (Those rumors, amid the expectations of landing Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Zion Williamson, sparked the most exciting time for Knicks fans—of which I am one—in years.) In addition to owning the Knicks franchise since 1997, Dolan is […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has shared his plan to stage a benefit concert for COVID-19 survivors with antibodies at Madison Square Garden. Dolan penned an article via The New York Post detailing the intentions of his plan, as well as some general information about it. According to Dolan, there are certain parts of […]

The leader of “The Bad Boys” defends one of the biggest villains in the current NBA landscape. Isiah Thomas, who was formerly President of Basketball Operations and head coach for the New York Knicks, has commented on Knicks owner James Dolan’s perceived racism as a result of the billionaire executive’s limited statements following the death […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has come under quite a bit of fire lately. The latest criticism comes from renowned filmmaker and Knicks superfan Spike Lee: "Mr. Dolan does not make it easy for me to be a Knicks fan." —Spike Lee pic.twitter.com/jE0Xa6YB5z — First Take (@FirstTake) June 11, 2020 Lee also likened Dolan’s […]

If you didn’t think it was possible for things to get any worse for the New York Knicks, you have been proven wrong. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Knicks’ approval rating is very low at the moment, which he calls “devastating” for their chances to lure free agents moving forward: "The Knicks … […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has been widely criticized for being rather tight-lipped on what occurred in Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago, when George Floyd was killed by a police officer. While every other team in the NBA released a statement on the matter, the Knicks remained quiet, with Dolan saying in an […]

The New York Knicks’ James Dolan saga continues. Former NBA small forward Caron Butler has gone after Knicks owner James Dolan over how he has handled the ongoing upheaval over George Floyd’s death: “It’s like every opportunity or chance that Mr. Dolan get a chance to do something right, it’s almost like he goes out […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has recently been receiving a ton of criticism for his unwillingness to stand up and speak out about the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Retired NBA champ Kendrick Perkins is having none of it, and the 35-year-old blasted the billionaire on a recent appearance […]