Is it too early to start a "Bring Starbury Back to New York" campaign? Say what you will about how he basically spent his tenure with the Knicks acting as a cancer to the team; the man knows how to make a quality YouTube clip. From our previous experience with putting a camera in front of Stephon Marbury, we knew that there had to be a few gems coming out of the former All-Star's 24-hour stint doing a video podcast a couple weeks back. It may have taken a little tinkering, but sure enough a little dance interlude taken by Steph led to this:
And while many of the YouTube commenters are eager to insist that Marbury was not originally dancing to the late '90s Aqua classic, at least one NBA player took the bait and offered up his feelings on it. Deadspin tipped us off to Washington Wizards' center Brendan Haywood coming just short of insisting that Marbury come out and swear "No Homo" upon seeing the above video. Haywood said:
"That's like gay porn. I don't understand it. He's dancing to a song called ‘Barbie Doll', doing like stripper moves. I have no idea what's going on with the guy, it's almost like he's trying to end his own career. There's not a GM out there that would touch Marbury right now… Have you seen the ‘Barbie Doll' clip? Click on YouTube and go to Barbie Doll. There's no way any other professional athletes would wanna get dressed around this guy, because you gotta think something is a little, he's swinging from both sides of the fence."
Marbury currently is in limbo after his short stint with the Boston Celtics expired at the end of last season. The only serious rumors around Starbury's basketball future have been that he may head to Europe next year, where behavior like this is more widely accepted (it's also where behavior like this flies!). The Post suggests that no NBA offers are likely headed his way with videos like the latest one that surfaced of Marbury openly admitting to smoking marijuana since he's not under contract at the moment. That video along with the other video called into question by Haywood, a clip of Steph dramatically crying while a friend rubs his sweat-laden shoulders during the marathon podcast, are after the jump.
Starbury does still have his supporters. One YouTube commenter on the Barbie video wrote, "If Britney did this no one would be complaining, let the man do his thing!" Now let's hope that Jay-Z catches onto that sentiment and brings back the Coney Island native when the Nets eventually find their way to Brooklyn.
