TORONTO — Charles Oakley might be persona non grata at Madison Square Garden, but the Toronto Raptors say he will always be welcome at the Air Canada Centre. Owner James Dolan is reviled by the team’s fans and Oakley remains one of the most popular New York athletes ever. I think he was a big part of the turnaround, here in Toronto, getting veteran experience for Vince and those guys here,” Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said. That’s just pure Oakley, he’s always been a fighter and he lay it down, that’s basically what he does,” Carroll said. It’s almost pointless to get into an altercation.”Whereas in the old days, Oakley would seek out that sort of thing.

Source: National Post February 09, 2017 22:41 UTC