Starbury Says the Deck is Stacked Against Him a Billion to One

2009_01_marbury3.jpg Embattled Knicks guard Stephon Marbury seems to have come up with a new strategy in an attempt to elicit sympathy for his exile from the team since the dawn of the Mike D'Antoni era: present himself as an everyman fighting the injustices of billionaires trying to keep him down. While at a Lakers game last night, Marbury referred to the Knicks multiple times as a "billion-dollar company" and at one point said, "For me, what am I going to do against a billion-dollar company? I can't beat a billion-dollar company so I got to stand still and just wait." Marbury himself will make $21 million in a season that has yet to see him take the court. The Knicks still hope that they might be able to negotiate a deal to trade him before the March 1st deadline. He was at last night's game wearing the Laker colors of purple and gold, possibly to lure the Western powerhouse into a trade or possibly just to make it abundantly clear that he was rooting for a team that wasn't the Knicks.

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this dude is the douchiest douche that ever douched! I remember his "all alone" schtick on the nets. How the hell do NBA players let this weasel be on the same team as them? I would think there is a code of conduct on a team.

He should be more upset that Steve and Barrys tanked. Now where the hell are the bums and poor slobs gonna get their $9.99 kicks in 5 different colorways?

What the hell is wrong with us? Why do we pay these idiots who can bounce a ball, kick a ball, shoot a puck a gazillion dollars when cops and teachers get shit? We need to get our priorities straight.

Whiny a**hole. The fact that he would show up to a game involving his own team wearing the opposing team's colors says all anyone needs to know.

He could take a pay cut, insist the Knicks donate the difference to charity and play for another team with everyone's blessing.

The man needs psychiatric help. He is a perpetual victim. He is making $21m to do f*ck all.

He could finish up his contract and then become a philanthropist and gain a great deal of satisfaction from giving something back - or he can feel hard done and whine like a little b*tch. Decision fail. Loser.

Since he is such a martyred saint, last night I prayed to him and you know what? This morning I found a dime in my underwear.

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