The New York Knicks may have won on Monday night, but they will be without their biggest fan for the rest of the season.
Appearing on ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday morning, Spike Lee said he won’t return to his Madison Square Garden courtside seats this season.
“I’m coming back next year, but I’m done for the season,” Lee said. “I’m done.”
Lee’s comments come a day after he and the Knicks had a disagreement over which entrance the award-winning screenwriter and director could use. A video circulated online showing Lee yelling at Garden security outside an elevator, leading some to say he was thrown out of the arena. But a Knicks spokesman said that was untrue and that it was simply an issue of Lee using the wrong entrance.
Lee and Knicks owner James Dolan could be seen shaking hands and smiling at halftime, and Lee was in his sideline seat for the second half.
Lee classified the Knicks’ version of events as “spin” and said that he’s being “harassed by James Dolan. I don’t know why.”
The 62-year-old Academy Award winner said that despite his moratorium on MSG this season, he’ll be back for the 2020-21 campaign.
Source : ESPN
