Charles Oakley was born on December 18,1963 and is an American former professional basketball player.
30 Facts About Charles Oakley
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Charles Oakley played for the Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, and Houston Rockets.
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Charles Oakley was named the NCAA Division II Player of the Year.
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Charles Oakley scored 2,379 points and grabbed 1,642 rebounds in his college career.
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Charles Oakley was drafted with the 9th overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his draft rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls.
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Charles Oakley provided another scoring option and steady offensive and defensive performances to an up-and-coming Bulls squad led by Michael Jordan.
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Charles Oakley was selected as a part of the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1986.
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Charles Oakley assumed the role of the team "enforcer", whose duty primarily was to protect young Jordan against cheap shots and roughhousing tactics of opposing players.
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Charles Oakley was given the nickname, "Oak Tree", for his rugged demeanor and no-nonsense attitude.
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Charles Oakley eventually became a part of the core which the Knicks built around, which featured Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Anthony Mason and point guard Mark Jackson.
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On June 1,1994, Charles Oakley scored 12 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and recorded 7 assists in a Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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On March 11,1998, Charles Oakley grabbed a season high 22 rebounds in a loss against former teammate Anthony Mason and the Charlotte Hornets.
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In 1998, Charles Oakley was traded by New York to the Toronto Raptors for blossoming star Marcus Camby.
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On January 7,2001, Charles Oakley set a career high with 6 blocks, and narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.
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In 2001, Charles Oakley was traded by the Toronto Raptors with a 2002 2nd-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for Brian Skinner.
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In 2002, Charles Oakley signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards, where he was reunited with former teammate Michael Jordan.
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On March 18,2004, Charles Oakley signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Houston Rockets.
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Charles Oakley played only 7 games, in which he averaged 1.3 points per game, 0.7 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game.
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In 2007 Charles Oakley was reported to be attempting an NBA comeback, at age 44.
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Charles Oakley claimed Dallas, Miami, Cleveland and New York were interested, but said he would "not [come] back cheap".
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On December 26,2010, Charles Oakley was hired as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats under then-head coach Paul Silas.
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Charles Oakley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in honor of his 19-year professional basketball career.
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Charles Oakley was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2005 after his career at Virginia Union University.
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Back in 2011, Charles Oakley filed a lawsuit against the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, alleging a group assault by five security guards employed by the casino on May 28,2010.
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On July 30,2016, Charles Oakley married his wife Angela Reed.
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On February 8,2017, Charles Oakley was involved in an altercation at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks faced the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.
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Charles Oakley was charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and criminal trespassing.
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Charles Oakley was ejected and was then arrested by the New York City Police Department.
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Charles Oakley says that he didn't become combative until he was asked to leave for no apparent reason.
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On September 12,2017, it was reported that Charles Oakley was filing a civil lawsuit over the incident.