Knicks fans have had a tenuous relationship with owner James Dolan, to put it kindly.
To put it in not-so-kind terms, they might actually hate that man. And honestly, it’s hard to blame them. He’s embarrassed the team and the fanbase at every single turn.
Whether it was the incident with Charles Oakley, or his absolutely feckless stance on George Floyd’s killing, or the moments where he actually confronts fans for criticizing him, the dude has just been a terrible steward of the franchise. Fans have literally been begging for him to sell the team for years at this point.
And now, today, we find out the dude doesn’t even actually enjoy owning the team. Literally. He said he doesn’t like it.
In a sprawling New York Times profile on Dolan surrounding his new Las Vegas Sphere — which suddenly is a whole lot less appealing — he talked about his business empire and what the Sphere means to it.
He was also asked if owning other franchises was in his future and that’s when he dropped this gem.
“He considered expanding his sports portfolio, perhaps by buying a baseball or soccer team. But while the Knicks and Rangers are ‘near and dear to my heart,’ he said, ‘I don’t really like owning teams,’ calling the economics of major league sports ‘kind of sleepy.’ He ruled out that option.”
Y’all. This man really said he doesn’t really like owning sports teams. Yet, somehow, he still owns the Rangers and the Knicks.
Geez, man. What an unfortunate problem. If only there were some sort of solution where Dolan could just be rid of the multi-billion dollar assets that plague him oh so much.
OH, WAIT. There is. He could sell.
But he’s refused to sell either — particularly the Knicks. We’re not even a full year away from him telling us he has “no plans whatsoever” to sell the Knicks anytime soon. No plans, y’all. And here he is pulling this stunt? No way, man.
James Dolan is a troll. And, unfortunately for you, Knicks fans, you’re his target audience. I’m not going to lie — I’m so thankful I’m not one of you.
But, also, sorry your favorite team’s owner is a complete jerk.
Fans were livid
Of course, everyone is tired of James Dolan. Fans took to social media to complain about it.
“I don’t really like James Dolan owning teams” — Josh Kail https://t.co/2aJrcNfmzB
— Josh Kail (@THATJoshKail) September 20, 2023
then he should do us all a favor and sell the rangers and knicks because he’s made it clear he doesn’t know how to run them and only cares about the $$$ he’s pocketing https://t.co/wX61hlJNhs
— dee ☪︎ (@mjzibanedad) September 20, 2023
I have a really good business move for Jim that he would love to hear https://t.co/jFqokbjeCI
— 🏆 – ℭ𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔰 (@Brunson2Hart) September 20, 2023
Nah James Dolan gotta go after this for sure. https://t.co/XOizf3sXAq
— Qmelobi (@AQfresh) September 20, 2023
If only there were a logical next step:https://t.co/hW76eKRPQn
— 1Tee in NYC (@NYC_1Ts) September 20, 2023
Almost like there isn’t a solution to this….. https://t.co/5uQzKY6HtM
— Reeta’s Groove ♍️ (@theNFLchick) September 20, 2023
