And apparently not even Michael Jordan could change his mind.Ahead of Game 1, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that he and Jordan tried to broker peace between Dolan and the former Knicks enforcer.Neither got anywhere.EX-KNICKS STAR CHARLES OAKLEY MUST PAY MSG $642K IN ATTORNEY FEES AMID ONGOING COURT BATTLE OVER 2017 EJECTIONRachel Nichols reported:"Adam Silver says both he and Michael Jordan tried their best to broker peace between Charles Oakley and James Dolan, but neither was successful.
Oakley has been at Knicks road games during this playoff run but remains banned from The Garden."Retired NBA star Charles Oakley attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec.30, 2022.
(Paras Griffin/Getty Images)The greatest player in NBA history and the commissioner of the league both stepped in to help resolve one of basketball's dumbest feuds.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Dolan still wouldn't budge.The bad blood dates back to February 2017 when Oakley attended a Knicks home game and sat a few rows behind Dolan's courtside seat.Dolan claimed Oakley was verbally abusive.
Oakley denied it.Before long, security surrounded the former fan favorite and dragged him out of the arena in handcuffs as stunned fans watched.James L.
Dolan attends the 5th Annual Little Steven's Policeman's Ball at Mandarin Oriental New York in New York City on Dec.20, 2019.
(Bobby Bank/Getty Images)The ugly scene quickly became one of the most embarrassing moments of Dolan's tenure as Knicks owner.Instead of trying to calm things down, Dolan escalated the situation.He later suggested Oakley had an alcohol problem.Oakley fired back with a defamation lawsuit.
The legal fight dragged on for years, but one thing never changed: Dolan kept Oakley banned from The Garden.LeBron James and Michael Jordan attend the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb...