New York Knicks Owner James Dolan Offers Explanation for Response Email to Fan

We've all been there before. 

You're having a bad day. Maybe you poured a glass of sour milk and drank it in a somnambulant stupor before spitting that foul taste all over the kitchen. Maybe you missed the bus to work and had a car splash a puddle all over your new clothes. Maybe you even lost a chunk of your investment on the stock market. 

Whatever the specific situation may be, we've all been driven over the edge and taken out our wrath on some undeserving person. And, according to New York Knicks owner James Dolan, that's basically what happened to him when he sent out the much-publicized email to a fan of his franchise. 

Per Marc Berman of the New York Post: 

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Here's what happened: I was sent a bad, hateful email. I get emails all the time, like I'm sure you understand. I generally don't respond to the bad ones. This one, it caught me at the wrong moment and I responded sort of like tit for tat.

I knew I shouldn't have done that, but I did it anyway because it made me angry—it was a personal, hateful attack. Basically it's over and we got All-Star Weekend. I'd love it if we all just focused on that.

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It's important to note that this doesn't read like an apology. Dolan is explaining his action—one that he admits was an unfortunate one—but he's not going to get down on his knees and beg for forgiveness. That's not exactly the style of this New York owner. 

And that might not satisfy everyone, especially the ones who have used this email as a means to attack Dolan's status as the headman of a prominent NBA organization. 

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"They have launched Knicks4Sale.com, a website where they will raise money to purchase a billboard outside of Madison Square Garden to ask owner James Dolan to sell the team," reports TheKnicksBlog.com. "The website noted the 'awful personnel,' 'incompetent management' and 'terrible coaching' that have been marks of Dolan’s ownership."

Chances are, protesters aren't going to force Dolan out of office. No matter how much focus there will be on him and his email during All-Star Weekend in New York, that's not likely going to be nearly enough of an impetus for him to let go of the reins—especially now that he's offering up this explanation. 

But with the saga moving toward the rearview mirror, the majority of attention can be redirected back at two things: the job New York is doing while hosting the All-Star circus and the state of the Knicks. 

Unfortunately for Dolan, the latter might not be such a positive.