An agitated Charles Oakley appeared on Stephen A. Smith's ESPN Radio show Thursday afternoon to apologize and explain his actions from Wednesday night's Knicks game.

As you may have heard, Oakley was arrested at Madison Square Garden after being involved in an altercation in the stands. He was reportedly charged with three counts of assault, and one count of criminal trespassing.

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On Thursday, Oakley explained how things went down from his point of view.

"I was there four minutes, I sit down, I'm talking to people, people are talking back to me, and one of the guys I'm with asks, 'Why are those guys watching you? Looking at you?' I'm like, 'Who?'"

Oakley says about eight to 10 men approached him and said, "We've got orders you have to leave." The former basketball player says he didn't have enough time to do anything worth an ejection. He felt the orders came from Knicks owner James Dolan, who he said has sent security after him before

Oakley also said, "several people had told me that it's a rule" Dolan needs to be made aware of any time Oakley enters the Garden. He also claims he's been followed by security on previous visits, and that the guards have followed him to the bathroom and everywhere he goes.

As for Wednesday night, Oakley apologized to Knicks fans, but was clearly upset by how things went down. He says he never said anything to Dolan, and even if he did, there's no way he could have heard him from where he was seated. He says the only time he said something close to Dolan was when he was already in handcuffs.

Oakley also asked about the phrasing in the Knicks' statement on the matter where it read, "we hope he gets some help soon."

Oakley said that part of the statement was "another smack in the face."

Despite everything, Oakley says he wants to try and work something out with Dolan.

UPDATE: Oakley admitted to Fox 5 in New York that he did have a few alcoholic drinks before arriving to the game. He also provided a comment to the Knicks' follow up statement saying what he said was "pure fiction."

"They got cameras following me all the way down to my seat. I didn't get up until they walked over to me," Oakley said. "PR stuff. But I'm not looking for PR. I just want to be treated right."