This is just dumb. Regardless of what Spike did or said the org should have just shut the fck up ate their ego and apologized.

Spike pays 300k for the seats and he should always be right.

No amount of PR hiring will save you if you don't get how this is a bad look from race relations perspective - especially when you are already on thin ice with a "blues" band.

BigDaddyG wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheGame wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I’ve been using these boards so long, think I’ll just let myself into martins house and start posting from his computer

I think if you paid Martin $215k a year to come watch the game on his couch for the past 28 years and came to the back door and his son let you in, you might be a bit pissed if Martin came in and told you that you need to go back outside and go around to front door (and oh since his son already scanned your ticket, you might be allowed in through the front door).

Dude's were doing their job, the owner personally came down to explain the situation, should be the end. The rest is just two drama queens going off. I'm not a Dolan apologist and he screwed this up from a PR perspective. Big Time! But Spike seems put of whack here. No one told him to go to the back of the bus. He actually compared this to the Oakley situation. No, Spike doesn't come off as a victim. He comes off as another clown at the rodeo.

I think your bit too harsh, people are going to make a big deal because it's Dolan and he has a history of treating fans and former players like trash .

This could have happen in Charlotte and no one cares (its an isolated incident) but with DOLAN and the way he treats the media, they will be quick to make this into a big story..HEY WORLD DOLAN IS AT IT AGAIN, THIS TIME TO A POPULAR FAN WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE TEAM FOR 50+ YRS...

I get it. Dolan is a clown. Does that mean you have to sink to his level and join the media circus? The security guards are speaking calmly and Spike is telling, going on about being cuffed like Oakley. I'm like chill eff out dude.

Dude I personally know spike, my aunt lived next door to him (before he was famous), I worked in his store in brooklyn in the 90;s, I have been to his house parties, BBQ's, he's given me and my boy (who used to drive for him)tickets to games (not the floor seats) I worked as a P A on the set of Clockers.

I been around him long enough to know that if you ever get in a debate with spike he's going to raised the volume, it could be over anything as simple as, what's better Coke or Pepsi. Thats no act, that's his personality..loud and extra (sometimes)..

I can't believe this made more press than the signing of ROSE...

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheGame wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I’ve been using these boards so long, think I’ll just let myself into martins house and start posting from his computer

I think if you paid Martin $215k a year to come watch the game on his couch for the past 28 years and came to the back door and his son let you in, you might be a bit pissed if Martin came in and told you that you need to go back outside and go around to front door (and oh since his son already scanned your ticket, you might be allowed in through the front door).

Dude's were doing their job, the owner personally came down to explain the situation, should be the end. The rest is just two drama queens going off. I'm not a Dolan apologist and he screwed this up from a PR perspective. Big Time! But Spike seems put of whack here. No one told him to go to the back of the bus. He actually compared this to the Oakley situation. No, Spike doesn't come off as a victim. He comes off as another clown at the rodeo.

I think your bit too harsh, people are going to make a big deal because it's Dolan and he has a history of treating fans and former players like trash .

This could have happen in Charlotte and no one cares (its an isolated incident) but with DOLAN and the way he treats the media, they will be quick to make this into a big story..HEY WORLD DOLAN IS AT IT AGAIN, THIS TIME TO A POPULAR FAN WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE TEAM FOR 50+ YRS...

I get it. Dolan is a clown. Does that mean you have to sink to his level and join the media circus? The security guards are speaking calmly and Spike is telling, going on about being cuffed like Oakley. I'm like chill eff out dude.

Dude I personally know spike, my aunt lived next door to him (before he was famous), I worked in his store in brooklyn in the 90;s, I have been to his house parties, BBQ's, he's given me and my boy (who used to drive for him)tickets to games (not the floor seats) I worked as a P A on the set of Clockers.

I been around him long enough to know that if you ever get in a debate with spike he's going to raised the volume, it could be over anything as simple as, what's better Coke or Pepsi. Thats no act, that's his personality..loud and extra (sometimes)..

I can't believe this made more press than the signing of ROSE...

I like Spike. Seems childish to take the whole thing public as he has. Seems like he loves the attention? Good for his brand? Get a discount on the ticket for next year? Sell a movie? Im not saying he is right or wrong, the whole things just reeks of weirdness. Yeah, I think once that video made him look bad, knicks got defensive. Spike as you say is combative by nature so he sees "Laughable" and takes it badly. Knicks either meant "laughable" as to the public reaction or they blew it with their response.

CrushAlot wrote:

Nalod wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheGame wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I’ve been using these boards so long, think I’ll just let myself into martins house and start posting from his computer

I think if you paid Martin $215k a year to come watch the game on his couch for the past 28 years and came to the back door and his son let you in, you might be a bit pissed if Martin came in and told you that you need to go back outside and go around to front door (and oh since his son already scanned your ticket, you might be allowed in through the front door).

Dude's were doing their job, the owner personally came down to explain the situation, should be the end. The rest is just two drama queens going off. I'm not a Dolan apologist and he screwed this up from a PR perspective. Big Time! But Spike seems put of whack here. No one told him to go to the back of the bus. He actually compared this to the Oakley situation. No, Spike doesn't come off as a victim. He comes off as another clown at the rodeo.

I think your bit too harsh, people are going to make a big deal because it's Dolan and he has a history of treating fans and former players like trash .

This could have happen in Charlotte and no one cares (its an isolated incident) but with DOLAN and the way he treats the media, they will be quick to make this into a big story..HEY WORLD DOLAN IS AT IT AGAIN, THIS TIME TO A POPULAR FAN WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE TEAM FOR 50+ YRS...

I get it. Dolan is a clown. Does that mean you have to sink to his level and join the media circus? The security guards are speaking calmly and Spike is telling, going on about being cuffed like Oakley. I'm like chill eff out dude.

Dude I personally know spike, my aunt lived next door to him (before he was famous), I worked in his store in brooklyn in the 90;s, I have been to his house parties, BBQ's, he's given me and my boy (who used to drive for him)tickets to games (not the floor seats) I worked as a P A on the set of Clockers.

I been around him long enough to know that if you ever get in a debate with spike he's going to raised the volume, it could be over anything as simple as, what's better Coke or Pepsi. Thats no act, that's his personality..loud and extra (sometimes)..

I can't believe this made more press than the signing of ROSE...

I like Spike. Seems childish to take the whole thing public as he has. Seems like he loves the attention? Good for his brand? Get a discount on the ticket for next year? Sell a movie? Im not saying he is right or wrong, the whole things just reeks of weirdness. Yeah, I think once that video made him look bad, knicks got defensive. Spike as you say is combative by nature so he sees "Laughable" and takes it badly. Knicks either meant "laughable" as to the public reaction or they blew it with their response.

I haven't been this excited about the Knicks in a long time. I had stopped watching games in their entirety in early January. That is really early for me. Last nights win, the win against the Bulls and the Rose signing brought back my passion. I don't care who is right on this issue. It means nothing to me. But I do wish the talk was about Rose, Barrett, Frank and Mitch today. Yesterday was a great day for the Knicks.

Saw the game in Charlotte last week and missed the next games until last night. Watched the second half.
games of late have been lethargic and while I like guy guys Im rooting for the yoot to not just contribute, but rooting for their success!!!!
I get frustration over Knox. I don't want him banished, I want him to succeed! I don't slam Dennis, I want him to kill it!!!!
The game in charlotte was sad. RJ had a bad one and knox looked dejected . Weird his pops came out a few days later and kind of pumped it up. Last night the team had fight and the garden rocked.
I don't care what Dolan does and he is known to take very care of the players. Thats all that matters.
Nobody can tell me Nobody will come or knicks will never be relevant. Nobody knows the future.
Until then I might not watch every game, but im keeping an eye on things. Knicks are my team. Was before way before Dolan.

The Knicks organization is dumb and egotistical. Their PR department should be fired. Take the high road instead of that dumb release just further escalating the situation. Simply apologize for an unfortunate misunderstanding/miscommunication about a change in policy. Also their security folks are dumb. they should have let Spike through advising him of the new policy and asking that henceforth he take the VIP entrance -- along with all of the other celebrities.

I agree with Crush (above). We should be pivoting to some of the positive developments

Balroy wrote:Spike Lee should have been banned in '95 after the Reggie Miller debacle in Game 1. Good riddance. And Dolan is such a moron for calling it laughable. He probably wrote it himself. You're slippin' Jimmy. You forgot to call him an alcoholic too. Here's laughin' at you Dolan.

Better Call Saul!

Dolan actually wins this one. Good bye clown Spike no one cares about you.

Spike Lee in his growing irrelevance had a somewhat ok rep. People had begun to forget about his costing us a playoff game. But now Spike Lee's rep takes a huge hit. He is being used by the bristol mafia on ESPN ( a new england biased network ) to cash in on Knicks clicks. He is a tool for clicks right now. Spike Lee gains nothing from this. Dolan gains nothing but he already was a nothing.

Spike Lee comes out of this worse off.