Patrick Ewing apparently isn't interested in rehashing what went wrong for the 1990s-era Knicks.
Ewing, now coaching Georgetown, chose diplomacy over hostility on Thursday in response to a barrage of recent criticism from former Knicks teammate Charles Oakley.
"I have nothing to say about what Charles has to say," Ewing said on SN590 The FAN in Toronto on Thursday. "He's one of my best teammates. We went into a lot of wars -- and a lot of wars against the Bulls. So everyone is entitled to their own opinion."
Oakley has made headlines in recent weeks, blasting Ewing last month for what he said was a lack of leadership in their playing days. He's subsequently attacked Ewing in appearances in the hit ESPN documentary "The Last Dance."
"I love Charles Oakley,'' Ewing said. "I still consider him a friend, but everybody is entitled to think or say what they want."
Oakley's jabs appear to be at least partly motivated by his public rift with the Knicks and owner James Dolan, who famously had Oakley ejected and arrested after an incident at Madison Square Garden in 2017.
Oakley, ever the tough-as-nails glue guy, has criticized several other former prominent Knicks players who he says have cozied up to Dolan despite Oakley's shabby treatment.
"I protected them, from Patrick on down," Oakley said in April. "Patrick just spoke up two weeks ago about this. But I could have gotten sentenced in jail for 20 years. Three years later, it's over with really. It's a PR stunt."
The schism between Oakley and his teammates is another sad chapter for a team haunted by its disappointment, CBS Sports' Damon Amendolara poignantly wrote.
