Stephon Xavier Marbury was born on February 20,1977 and is a former American professional basketball player.
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49 Facts About Stephan Marbury
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Stephan Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury", a name created during his youth.
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Stephan Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
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Stephan Marbury was often heralded as the next great NYC point guard, expected to follow the success of NBA stand-outs Mark Jackson and Kenny Anderson.
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Stephan Marbury was named a 1995 McDonald's All-American along with future NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, and Antawn Jamison.
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Stephan Marbury was listed as one of the top five recruits in the country that year and was pursued by Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets coach Bobby Cremins, with whom he eventually committed.
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At Georgia Tech, Stephan Marbury took over the starting point guard role left vacant with Travis Best's departure.
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Stephan Marbury was selected fourth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1996 NBA draft, then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for the draft rights to Ray Allen and a future first-round pick.
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Stephan Marbury said he wanted to be closer to his family and friends.
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Stephan Marbury was ultimately traded to the New Jersey Nets in a three-way trade in which Terrell Brandon was sent from Milwaukee to Minnesota and Sam Cassell was sent from New Jersey to Milwaukee.
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Stephan Marbury made the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2000 and was selected as a reserve for the 2001 All-Star Game, where he hit 2 clutch threes to win the game.
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Stephan Marbury scored a career-high 50 points on February 13,2001 in an overtime loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Stephan Marbury was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake in the 2001 offseason for Jason Kidd and Chris Dudley.
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Stephan Marbury played for the US in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the first of the US teams composed of NBA players to fail to win the gold medal at the Olympics.
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At the trial, Stephan Marbury testified that he and a Knicks intern had "got[ten] together" in his car outside a strip club in 2005.
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The pivotal incident involved Stephan Marbury leaving the team after learning that Thomas planned to remove him from the starting lineup.
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Stephan Marbury arrived to training camp, and competed with Duhon for the starting point guard job, which Duhon won.
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Stephan Marbury cleared waivers two days later, making him a free agent.
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Stephan Marbury had been speculated to join the Boston Celtics by many NBA analysts since late 2008, and on February 27,2009, Stephan Marbury signed with the Celtics.
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Stephan Marbury wore the jersey number 8, as No 3 had been retired in honor of Dennis Johnson.
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Stephan Marbury later announced that he would take a year off from basketball to attend to his business interests.
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In January 2010, it was announced that Stephan Marbury had signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Stephan Marbury later participated in the CBA All-Star match between the North and the South teams, contributing 30 points and 10 assists for the North team.
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In July 2010, Stephan Marbury agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Brave Dragons.
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Stephan Marbury then scored 32 points in an away game against Liaoning.
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On March 30,2014, Stephan Marbury won a second CBA championship with the Beijing Ducks.
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On July 19,2017, Stephan Marbury announced that for his last season, he would play for the Beijing Fly Dragons.
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Stephan Marbury later posted that after his season with the Fly Dragons concluded, he'd look to try and finish his career with an NBA team.
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On June 24,2019, Stephan Marbury was named head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Stephan Marbury is a cousin of professional basketball player Sebastian Telfair.
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Stephan Marbury is a cousin of former Providence College star and former NBA journeyman Jamel Thomas.
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In 2001, Stephan Marbury donated $250,000 of the money derived from Pepsi sponsorships to help victims of the September 11 attacks.
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In 2005, Stephan Marbury donated between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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In 2007, Stephan Marbury donated $4,000,000 to New York City, $1,000,000 each to the NYPD, FDNY, EMT, and New York City Teacher's Fund.
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Stephan Marbury became the first international citizen to earn such an honor since its inception by the Beijing government.
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In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephan Marbury worked with a China supplier to sell millions of masks at cost to assist first responders and hospital workers in New York City.
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Stephan Marbury was not paid to endorse the shoes, but was compensated based on sales of the shoes.
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In May 2017, Stephan Marbury expressed interest in helping Big Baller Brand partner with a Chinese sports apparel company.
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Stephan Marbury has been named to The Sporting News list of "Good Guys in Sports" three times.
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In 2007, Stephan Marbury co-authored his first children's book with Marshall Dean entitled The Adventures of Young Starbury: Practice Makes Perfect.
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In July 2009, Stephan Marbury began a live-streaming broadcast, a format not yet commonplace, for 24 hours, where he answered questions from fans, openly wept, and ate vaseline to soothe a sore throat.
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Stephan Marbury appeared in the 2014 musical I Am Stephan Marbury, which is allegorically based on his life.
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In 2017, Stephan Marbury starred in his own autobiographical movie titled My Other Home, alongside Jessica Jung.
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In 2015, Stephan Marbury applied for and received a Chinese "green card", or Permanent Resident ID Card.
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Stephan Marbury is the fifth American basketball player to receive a green card in China.
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Stephan Marbury earned the nickname Commissar Ma for his role as a mentor to the teammates and younger players while playing in China.
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On October 20,2017, it was announced that Stephan Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League.
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