In a stunning close to a sensational trial, jurors knocked Knick coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden for sexually harassing and discriminating against a fired team executive -- awarding her a whopping $11.6 million in punitive damages.

Anucha Browne Sanders made a slam dunk against the Garden with a jury verdict that forces her former employer to pay $6 million on charges of a hostile work environment and another $2.6 million for canning her in retaliation for her complaints against Thomas.

The jury socked Garden Chairman James Dolan with a $3 million bill for firing Sanders out of spite while an investigation into her sexual-harassment charges against Thomas was still under way.

Thomas wasn't ordered to pay anything out of his pocket.