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James Dolan

Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS

Search every verified James Dolan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports, spoke at several public events following the New York Knicks' 2026 NBA championship, which ended a 53-year title drought. At a championship parade at City Hall, Dolan thanked fans for their patience, saying "you all don't look older than 53 years" and that some fans "weren't born yet" when the team last won. He stated the team would "keep working to bring you even better basketball." During a subsequent radio interview, Dolan said he had not previously addressed the team before the playoffs, and that he told players the season required "10 weeks" of focus and "sacrifice" to achieve a championship. In other media appearances, Dolan discussed the team's culture change, saying he sought "the best collector of talent" rather than focusing on a specific strategy. He responded to a question about selling the team by stating "I don't think we're going to sell the team" and that he was focused on "repeating." Dolan also criticized the mayor's office over restrictions around Madison Square Garden, saying their decisions "makes absolutely no sense at all" and that he believed New Yorkers could handle the event.

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“I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks. You don't have to give up sex for the next 10 months. But like Spartans, you know what Spartans are, right? They denied themselves, right? So that they could have an edge.”

“Stop talking to the press. Instead, talk to each other. The press doesn't mean anything. You want to communicate to your teammates, you want to communicate to the staff, etc., do it. Just forget the press. Doesn't matter what the public thinks of you.”

“Stop talking to the press. Instead, talk to each other. Press doesn't mean that. You want to communicate to your teammates, you want to communicate to your to the staff, etc., do it. Just forget the press. Doesn't matter what the public thinks of you.”

“This is about celebrating the Knicks at Madison Square Garden at the mecca of basketball. This is this is what the the the mayor's office and the commissioner's office is trying to kill. They don't want the celebration.”

“I don't think that they have faith in their own police force. I think that the the we do we know they're they they know what they're doing but honestly the mayor's office and I'm sorry the commissioner too right do not have the experience to do this right.”

“It's really the mayor's office, right? I cannot explain their their decisions on this, but it makes absolutely no sense at all.”

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