Here is all you need to know about James Dolan and his net worth as the owner of the New York Knicks and Rangers headlines the news for the wrong reasons
The owner of NBA teams New York Knicks and New York Rangers, James Dolan has been in the headlines for something not positive.
Who is James Dolan MSG and New York Knicks owner, net worth in 2024, bio, age, family, wife, daughter and band
A Tennessee woman filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that James Dolan, the governor of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers and chairman of Madison Square Garden, forced her into unwelcome s*xual relations almost ten years ago.
She also claimed that Dolan helped her meet the now-infamous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she accused of sexually abusing her. Meanwhile, Dolan has denied the allegations.
Who is James Dolan?
James Lawrence Dolan is an American businessman who was born on May 11, 1955 Massapequa, New York, US.
He is the executive chairman of MSG Networks as well as the chief executive officer and executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment.
A look at James Dolan’s career
The New York Knicks and New York Rangers are two of the company’s professional sports clubs, and their regional sports networks, MSG Network and MSG Plus, are under the chairmanship of Dolan, who is in charge of all internal operations.
Before its June 2016 sale to the multinational telecom company Altice in Europe, Dolan served as CEO of Cablevision, the company his father founded. Before being sent to Cleveland by his father to oversee the establishment of a sports radio station, Dolan had originally planned to pursue a music career. However, he changed his major to communications at SUNY New Paltz and started working for Cablevision in Sales and other roles.
Dolan’s band, JD & The Straight Shot, opened for the rock band The Eagles.
James Dolan’s family
Dolan is one of the six children of Charles Dolan, the founder of Cablevision, and Helen Ann Dolan.
"We were friends…I should've known; I should've thrown myself across his tracks, stopped him from these vile attacks…The lies he told us all…led him to his endless fall.”
— Lyrics from James Dolan's 2018 song "I Should've Known" about Harvey Weinstein pic.twitter.com/BrygGXFQQG
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) January 16, 2024
James Dolan’s wife and children
James Dolan is married to AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan who is his second wife. The two welcomed two children together. He also has four children with his previous wife.
James Dolan has in total six kids from two different marriages and the businessman does not have a daughter
What is James Dolan’s net worth?
The anticipated net worth of James Dolan as of 2023 is $2 billion.