As Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (MSG Knicks), Jamaal Lesane works closely with executive leadership to strengthen the Company’s portfolio – which includes the New York Knicks (NBA) and the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) – and support its long-term direction and growth.
In his role, Mr. Lesane manages the Company’s Legal department across all corporate, commercial, transactional, litigation, regulatory, and day-to-day legal matters. He also liaises directly with the NBA as well as other key stakeholders and partners. Additionally, Mr. Lesane serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at MSG Rangers Corp., which became a standalone public company in October 2026 when Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. separated its New York Knicks and New York Rangers businesses.
Mr. Lesane has been with the MSG Family of Companies since 2008 in a range of leadership roles. His prior roles at MSG Sports include serving as its Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. And before MSG Sports became a standalone public company in April 2020 when The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) separated its entertainment and sports businesses, Mr. Lesane was MSG’s Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs. In this role he served as team counsel for the Knicks, Rangers, and Westchester Knicks, while also providing legal support for all other MSG sports properties – including college basketball, boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts – occurring at MSG’s venues, which includes Madison Square Garden.
Prior to joining MSG, Mr. Lesane worked as an Associate Counsel at Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), where he provided legal support and counsel to HBO Sports and HBO Licensing and Retail. Prior to HBO, he was a corporate lawyer at Covington and Burling LLP.
Mr. Lesane graduated with a B.A. from Yale University and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He was born, raised, and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.