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Madison Square Garden Banned Lawyer Who Had Season Tickets For Almost 50 Years Because He Represents Client Suing MSG

We all know that New York Knicks owner James Dolan isn’t exactly known as someone who appreciates criticism.

Dolan previously had fans thrown out of the arena for chanting ‘sell the team’ or other chants directed at him. The fans though, are in great company, as not only other fans have had similar destinies, but also Knicks legends and celebrities, such as Charles Oakley and Ethan Hawke.

But Dolan’s pettiness seems to reach new levels every time and it appears that he doesn’t like lawyers doing their job either. 

Madison Square Garden Entertainment now banned a lawyer and revoked his Knicks season tickets he had since the 1970s, because he represents clients who are suing Madison Square Garden.

In fact all 60 of his firm’s lawyers are now banned from every game, concert and other event at its venues.

Per The New York Times:

Nine days after that lawsuit was filed, Hutcher received a letter from Hal Weidenfeld, the senior vice president for legal and business affairs at Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The letter barred Hutcher and every lawyer at the firm from entering any of the company’s venues until the litigation was resolved…

…Nine days after that lawsuit was filed, Hutcher received a letter from Hal Weidenfeld, the senior vice president for legal and business affairs at Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The letter barred Hutcher and every lawyer at the firm from entering any of the company’s venues until the litigation was resolved.