MSG Sports promotes Jamaal Lesane to COO

MSG Sports has promoted EVP and General Counsel JAMAAL LESANE to COO. Lesane had served as interim COO following the departure of DAVID HOPKINSON in April , but will move into the role on a permanent basis following Tuesday's announcement from MSG Exec Chair & CEO JIM DOLAN . Lesane -- who joined MSG in 2008 and over time has served as team counsel for the Knicks, Rangers and NBA G League Westchester Knicks -- will earn a base salary of at least $1M, according to public filings, with the ability to earn an annual target bonus of 125% more. Coupled with a stock package with a target value approaching $1.5M, his three-year contract could earn him up to $3M annually. As part of the job, Lasane will guide business operations for MSG teams such as the Knicks and Rangers, which include strategic planning, marketing, ticketing, in-arena experience and both community and fan development. Before arriving at MSG, Lesane was an associate counsel at HBO, as well as a corporate lawyer at Covington and Burling. He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.