NEW YORK — Knicks owner James Dolan ended a 13-year feud with former team great Latrell Sprewell by inviting him to New York’s Sunday matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.
James Dolan and Latrell Sprewell end their 13-year beef at Knicks vs. Spurs
The Knicks paid tribute to several former players shortly after indefinitely banning Charles Oakley from the arena.
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Sprewell spent five years with the Knicks from 1998 to 2003, averaging 17.9 points per game during his tenure. He then signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves and poured on 51 points in his return at Madison Square Garden, dishing out an expletive-laced tirade at his former owner along the way.
“All I can tell you is that he doesn’t belong in our stadium,” the Knicks owner said after that game, according to the New York Daily News.
Sprewell was one of many former Knicks players to be honored on Sunday, including Bernard King, Bill Bradley, Herb Williams, Larry Johnson, Vin Baker, John Wallace, and Kenny Walker. Dolan sat in his courtside seats next to Sprewell and King.
New York’s homage to its former greats comes just days after Dolan banned ex-Knicks All-Star Charles Oakley from entering Madison Square Garden. The ban came as a result of Oakley’s arrest during the first quarter of New York’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Oakley was later charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault for resisting the Garden security’s attempts to remove him from his seat, which was in close proximity to Dolan.
Oakley and Dolan have had a long history of feuding with one another.
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