Spike Lee on Knicks Dispute: ‘Dolan Is Harassing Me’

Lee told The Times he thought that the photo was “planned,” calling it “a set-up photo op.”

“At halftime, Mr. Dolan comes to my seat and says, ‘We need to talk.’ And I said, ‘Talk about what?’ ‘We need to talk.’ I said, ‘Mr. Dolan, no one told me. I’ve not been informed by texts, emails, phone calls that there’s a new policy on using the employee entrance. No one told me,’” Lee said.

As for the handshake?

Lee initially said he had not shaken Dolan’s hand but later acknowledged that he was mistaken.

“If I shook hands, you know what? I was not in my right mind, so I’ll retract that statement,” Lee said. “First of all, I didn’t want to speak to him. It wasn’t until halfway through the conversation when I got out of my seat.”

Lee said that even before the incident, he did not have much of a relationship with Dolan.

“I went to one picnic,” Lee said. “That’s it. I’m courteous. If I see him, I say hello. That’s it. We’re not having any conversation.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/sports/basketball/spike-lee-knicks.html