OK, slow down,” he recalled them saying.ĭwyane Wade tells Jalen Rose how he went from shy to fly “We were doing 90 and he hit it at 120,” he said, noting that the cops were shocked when they saw who was in the car. He said MJ once took him to the airport and got pulled over on the way. Speaking of protection, I hope he wore a seatbelt when he drove with his onetime teammate Michael Jordan, whom he said took him under his wing. His motto: “Never try to be a bully … when I came into the league, we had to protect ourselves.” But he said he never used his fists gratuitously. Among his memorable scrapes was an altercation with my hometown Detroit Pistons. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostĪs for his famous label of “enforcer,” Oakley more than earned it. Charles Oakley defends against Michael Jordan during a game in 1996.

His simple but very wise advice to Randle and really all ballplayers: You can’t control the crowd.

I just wish he would’ve never done that because some cities, like New York, I don’t think they’ll never forgive him because he’s not playing well this year.” Unless you to one person … I think it was in the heat of battle,” he said. Especially in a game that someone paid money to see you play and you give the thumbs down. He also has some advice for Knick Julius Randle who gave the MSG crowd the thumbs down back in early January, causing a massive stir. We didn’t give people what they really want.”

One of the things I hate … we didn’t win a championship. “Being in New York for 10 years … the ’90s, everybody was about New York in the ’90s. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any regrets from his time here. Oak obviously had a storied career in the NBA, especially in the Big Apple, where he became a fan favorite. In our conversation, he detailed his hard childhood in Cleveland, how he chose basketball over football, and then he made me jealous over his HBCU experience at Virginia Union. That’s why his new book, “The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA’s Fiercest Competitors,” is a must read for fans, because he doesn’t hold back. If you don’t dance to his music, he’s going to put you out of the party.”Īs a former teammate of Oakley’s, I can vouch for the fact that you want this man at your party. “He don’t even turn around and take my hand. He then extended his hand to introduce himself. “I said, ‘I never met him.’ said, ‘OK, let’s go to the back.’ So I walk in the back,” Oak said. In 2014, he was in New Orleans during NBA All-Star weekend at a casino with LeBron James, when someone mentioned Dolan was there. “My comments got to him but he shouldn’t have taken it personally.” The New York legend said their issues kicked off when a reporter asked him a question about the Knicks and he gave an honest, critical assessment of the team. In this “Renaissance Man” episode, Charles Oakley dove right into his memories with Michael Jordan, his hardwood fighting policy and what happened between him and Knicks owner Jim Dolan that resulted in him getting escorted out of Madison Square Garden in 2017.įirst, Oak reminded us that he played for Dolan’s dad, Charles. That’s because he’s all passion, fierce competition and sometimes fisticuffs. He may be a native of Cleveland, but New York fans have adopted him like a native son. 'Power' star Woody McClain beats the band with Jalen Rose Marlon Wayans speaks about comedic freedom with Jalen Roseīresha Webb and Jalen Rose discuss 'The Wire' and acting Terrell Owens tells Jalen Rose he doubted he'd ever reach the NFL

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