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New York Knicks superfan also getting on fans nerves

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New York Knicks, Spike Lee

New York Knicks superfan is heading into murky waters.  Spike Lee went onto ESPNs First Take and had a low-key diss towards the franchise.  Is Lee entering Charles Oakley territory with the fan base being fed up with him too?

Lee has had his fair share of arguments with fans and players. He’s even recently had a dispute with the Knicks owner about what entrance to use. That whole situation shouldn’t have been a thing. It was blown way out of proportion.

However, that evil laugh that Lee let out about players coming to the Knicks was ridiculous.

First off, we all know Michael Jordan wasn’t coming to the Knicks. He wasn’t going anywhere but Chicago. But to hint at that New York was not a desirable destination in the 90s is wrong.

During that time, Dolan didn’t own the team. The Knicks had a franchise center in Patrick Ewing, great pieces around him and great coach. The Knicks were a desirable location for players.

But with Lee laughing about how players don’t want to come to the Knicks now is unlike him. It’s unlike him to take jabs at his team. The grudge between him and the owner is enough already. How old are we? Let it go and start to embrace the new culture Leon Rose is trying to put in place.

We all know that, currently, the Knicks are an undesirable destination. But the new regime is trying to change that and the culture. Rose is putting together a nice front office to make good quality players want to play for the Knicks.

Lee is continuing to let his frustrations with Dolan spew into the media. He’s beginning to make fans unlike him similar to Oakley. Whenever he opens his mouth it’s only negativity towards the franchise. This is not good for the New York Knicks as they’re trying to turn organization around.

The New York Knicks are so good at looking so bad

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A day after the New York Knicks gave new team president, Leon Rose, a thrilling victory, more negative news comes out.

The Spike Lee fiasco is the top story on Sportscenter.  This is our attempt of trying to not shed even more light on a story that shouldn’t have been a story.  This is what journalism has become, trying to make things out like that to be bigger than they should be.

Whenever the Knicks finally do something good.  They always find their way back into the negative limelight of the sports world.  A simple misunderstanding makes things a lot worse for the Knicks and has the basketball laughing at them, yet again.

This comes as no surprise to the die-hard Knicks fans.  Like we said, something good happens then they take two steps back.  This shouldn’t be anything new to fans.

Just after the Knicks look like an entirely different team, in a good way,outside distractions make them really good at looking bad.  This is why the team has trouble attracting free agents.  Player see how the organization treats the their biggest supports/players so, in turn, they players can’t be treat much better?  It may not be the case but it’s possible.

Leon Rose is going to have his hands full with this New York Knicks organization and their owner.  The roster situation won’t be his biggest problem, it’ll be everything but that.

Report: Knicks owner James Dolan harassed Spike Lee for using wrong entrance

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New York Knicks, Spike Lee

The New York Knicks continue to make a mockery of themselves at every level of the game, from head coach hirings, management decisions, to personnel choices, there hasn’t been much positivity to talk about.

However, on Monday, the Knicks overcame a talented Houston Rockets team at The Garden, but it wasn’t before they could mess with their biggest fan, Spike Lee, who invests over $300K per season to feature courtside.

Lee announced he was harassed by Knicks owner James Dolan and security guards for using the wrong entrance.

“I’m coming back next year,” he said. “But I’m done for the season. Done.”

Spike stated he arrived on Monday at the stadium and entered through the employee entrance on West 33rd Street, an entrance he’s used for 28 years. When a security guard approached Lee and asked him to join him, the super-fan refused.

When Lee got out of the elevator, “Security’s waiting for me like I just ran out of Macy’s stealing something,” he said.

Lee was asked to leave the stadium and re-enter on West 31st street. While this doesn’t seem like too big of a deal, as any reasonable person would have abided by the rules, Spike is a different matter altogether.

“I said, ‘I’m not leaving,'” he explained. “And then they said, ‘We want you to leave the Garden.’ I put my hands behind my back, and I said, ‘Arrest me like my brother Charles Oakley.”

Lee said Dolan told him, “We need to talk.”

“I said, ‘Mr. Dolan, I don’t want to talk about nothing. I’ve been coming through this entrance for 28 years,'” Lee said.

“They never said when the thing (policy) changed,” he added. “So why not call me? When my deposit’s due at this astronomical price for Knicks tickets and I’m one day late, my phone is ringing off the hook.”

The New York Knicks seem to be wrong, but their response makes a good point:

Spike Lee has a point, for the amount he’s paying to attend every Knicks game courtside, he should be given the right to enter through the ceiling if he desires.

The Knicks released a statement after Lee’s appearance on ESPN:

“The idea that Spike Lee is a victim because we have repeatedly asked him to not use our employee entrance and instead use a dedicated VIP entrance — which is used by every other celebrity who enters The Garden — is laughable. It’s disappointing that Spike would create this false controversy to perpetuate drama. He is welcome to come to The Garden anytime via the VIP or general entrance; just not through our employee entrance, which is what he and Jim agreed to last night when they shook hands.”