A video of Spike Lee and Madison Square Garden security surfaced on Monday and has led to a PR nightmare for the New York Knicks.
The celebrity superfan went on ESPN’s “First Take” to explain what happened between him and security at the Garden. Lee expressed he is being harassed by the organization.
The controversy has escalated to the point where the Academy Award-winning director has decided he won’t attend any more games at the Garden this year.
Apparently, the Brooklyn Nets saw this development as an opportunity.
Sopan Deb of the New York Times spoke with Lee, who said he heard from the Nets in the midst of things:
I heard from the Brooklyn Nets. My office is in Fort Greene. Barclays [Center] is four blocks away. But I respect them. I’m not going to let anybody take away my love for the orange and blue skies. It’s not happening. I wish the Nets luck. But that ain’t happening.
The internet is QUICK! pic.twitter.com/2LEoW2quJF
— 👑📍Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson, M.A. (@ScoopB) March 3, 2020
Although Lee is taking a break from games for the remainder of 2019-20, he plans to be back at Garden all of next season.