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The James Dolan-Spike Lee drama is beginning to spiral out of control.
The whole thing started when MSG security told Lee that he couldn’t enter through the media entrance anymore.
Director Spike Lee denied entry to MSG. Rumors are circulating that MSG CEO James Dolan didn’t want the famed director to enter. #SpikeLee #MSG pic.twitter.com/0gZVaHDXBP
— BroTalkLive (@brotalklive) March 3, 2020
The Knicks then released a statement claiming Lee had hashed things out with James Dolan and the took shook hands in agreement. Lee called the statement a lie and claims that he had never shaken Dolan’s hand.
The part of the Knicks’ statement that Lee said was untrue: Owner Jim Dolan and Lee shook hands and were smiling. “I wasn’t shaking hands, in fact when he came over I didn’t get up right away… I said Mr. Dolan, I’ve come in the same entrance 28 yrs. Why wasn’t I notified?”
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) March 3, 2020
The Knicks PR team would then post a pic of Lee and Dolan shaking hands on their Twitter account with a statement slamming Lee.
More Knicks on Spike Lee: "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…not through our employee entrance"
MSG has a photo of Spike & James Dolan shaking hands https://t.co/oF7QmVzplq pic.twitter.com/g7FFYHNDBI— Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) March 3, 2020
During a text interview with NY Times Sopan Deb, Lee acknowledged he may have shaken Dolan’s hand but that the picture released on Twitter was planned by the Knicks to make him look bad.
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/1234941031076028416
Hopefully, this controversy goes away soon because it’s starting to get real petty and dumb.