"He needed to heal, and I couldn't heal him " - Charles Oakley's wife on how MSG incident affected their marriage

"2017, with Madison Square Garden, that was a very, very rough time. Charles was attending a game in New York. The owner [James Dolan] does not like Charles and called security to come. [They] escorted him out. We were newly married. He needed to heal, and I couldn't heal him during this time."

"Oakley was deeply hurt by the fact that in the building where he once poured out blood, sweat and tears, he was removed in handcuffs. That clearly spilled over into his personal life. Oakley claimed that he was simply sitting in his seat when he noticed James Dolan look at him, and within four minutes, he was being asked to leave the arena."

Charles Oakley spent 10 of his 19 NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, establishing himself as one of the league's fiercest competitors. Paired with Patrick Ewing, he formed one of the 1990s' most intimidating frontcourt duos. However, a 2017 incident at Madison Square Garden became a dark chapter in his life. Oakley was ejected from a game following an altercation with security, allegedly at the direction of owner James Dolan. Oakley claims he was simply seated when asked to leave without explanation, becoming combative only after being told to depart. The incident deeply affected his personal life, straining his newly formed marriage to wife Angela, who described it as a rough period requiring them to live separately while working through the trauma.

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