![]() I’m coming back next year but I’m done for this season. When asked if he would go back to MSG, Lee answered, “Not this year. I don’t know why,” Lee added, before telling the “First Take” hosts that he would not be returning to Madison Square Garden for a Knicks game for the rest of the team’s season. Michael Imperioli Asked a Witch to Help Get Spike Lee’s ‘Summer of Sam’ Greenlit Lee said Dolan approached him after security guards finally allowed him into the arena, but Lee told the team’s owner, “I said I don’t want to talk about nothing!” Lee said he should have been notified about the entrance policy and not harassed by security guards. In the video, Lee is heard telling the guards, “You wanna arrest me like Oakley?!” Oakley is a former basketball player who was arrested at and ejected from Madison Square Garden in 2017 for yelling at New York Kicks owner James Dolan. The guards cited a new policy but Lee said he was not informed of the change in entrance. The director went on ESPN’s “First Take” to explain that guards harassed him for using an entrance that he’s had access to for the last 28 years. A video clip of Lee surrounded by Madison Square Garden security guards went viral on social media during the Knicks’ March 2 game. The Oscar winner is the Knicks’ most high profile fan and has been attending basketball games at Madison Square Garden for decades. Spike Lee is planning a break from attending New York Knicks basketball games after experiencing what he alleges is harassment from security guards at Madison Square Garden.
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