Knicks, Rangers' James Dolan Doesn't 'Really Like Owning Teams,' Won't Add More | News, Scores, High

James Dolan isn't the biggest fan of owning professional sports teams, which is notable because, well, he just so happens to own the NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's New York Rangers.

As part of a profile by Katherine Rosman of the New York Times, Dolan said that while the Knicks and Rangers are "near and dear to my heart," he has no plans on purchasing another team.

"I don't really like owning teams," he said.

Dolan doesn't like owning teams, calling the economics of franchise ownership "kind of sleepy"—and plenty of Knicks fans in particular don't like that he owns the one they cheer for.

Matt Ehalt of the New York Post explained "there is far less venom directed at him for his hockey ownership since he's regarded as hands-off in hockey operations," but he has become synonymous with the Knicks' failures on the NBA side.

Fans frequently chant "sell the team," and Ehalt pointed out those who do are often ejected from Madison Square Garden, and sometimes prevented from returning because the arena uses face-recognition technology.

Fan frustration with Dolan was on full display in 2017 when they chanted in support of former player Charles Oakley, who was escorted out of Madison Square Garden in handcuffs during a previous game that season following an altercation with a security guard.

Yet Dolan believes the dislike is part of the territory when it comes to owning teams in the Big Apple.

"Being a professional sports owner in New York, you're not beloved until you're dead," he said, per Rosman.

Winning some championships might help him become more beloved.

The Knicks haven't won the NBA title since the 1972-73 campaign, meaning last season marked 50 years of coming up short. Last season, they actually won a playoff series, which was just the second time they have done so since the 1999-2000 campaign.

New York has routinely missed out on the league's marquee free agents during Dolan's ownership, and still remains a step behind many of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, meaning the drought likely won't end in the near future.

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