1. Stephon Marbury then played in the CBA until his retirement in 2018.
57 Facts About Stephon Marbury
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Stephon Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury", a name created during his youth.
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Stephon Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
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Stephon 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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Stephon 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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Stephon 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, Stephon Marbury took over the starting point guard role left vacant with Travis Best's departure.
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Stephon 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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Stephon Marbury said he wanted to be closer to his family and friends.
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Stephon Marbury was ultimately traded to the New Jersey Nets, alongside Bill Curley and Chris Carr of the Timberwolves and Elliot Perry of the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-way trade where the Timberwolves acquired Terrell Brandon, Brian Evans and draft considerations and the Bucks acquired Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling.
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Stephon 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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Stephon Marbury scored a career-high 50 points on February 13,2001, in an overtime loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Stephon 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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Stephon 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, Stephon 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 Stephon Marbury leaving the team after learning that Thomas planned to remove him from the starting lineup.
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Stephon Marbury arrived to training camp, and competed with Duhon for the starting point guard job, which Duhon won.
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On February 24,2009, the Knicks and Stephon Marbury agreed to a buyout after much speculation.
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Stephon Marbury cleared waivers two days later, making him a free agent.
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Stephon Marbury had been speculated to join the Boston Celtics by many NBA analysts since late 2008, and on February 27,2009, Stephon Marbury signed with the Celtics.
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Stephon Marbury wore the jersey number 8, as No 3 had been retired in honor of Dennis Johnson.
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Stephon 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 Stephon Marbury had signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Stephon Marbury averaged 22.9 points, 9.5 assists and 2.6 steals in 15 games, but Shanxi eventually failed to advance to the playoffs.
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Stephon 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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Stephon Marbury won the MVP title for the All-Star game.
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In July 2010, Stephon Marbury agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Brave Dragons.
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Stephon Marbury then scored 32 points in an away game against Liaoning.
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Stephon Marbury was named the CBA Foreign MVP for the season.
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On March 30,2014, Stephon Marbury won a second CBA championship with the Beijing Ducks.
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On July 19,2017, Stephon Marbury announced that for his last season, he would play for the Beijing Fly Dragons.
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Stephon 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, Stephon Marbury was named head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Stephon Marbury is a cousin of former professional basketball player Sebastian Telfair.
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Stephon Marbury is a cousin of former Providence College star and former NBA journeyman Jamel Thomas.
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Stephon Marbury has three children: Xaviera, Stephon II, and Stephanie.
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In 2007, Stephon Marbury admitted in federal court to having affairs with an intern after a group outing to a strip club in 2005.
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In 2001, Stephon 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, Stephon Marbury donated between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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In 2007, Stephon 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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In 2014, Stephon Marbury was named one of the Top 10 Model Citizens for Beijing due to his commitment to the Beijing community and the charity work he provided for it.
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Stephon 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, Stephon 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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Stephon Marbury was not paid to endorse the shoes, but was compensated based on sales of the shoes.
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In May 2017, Stephon Marbury expressed interest in helping Big Baller Brand partner with a Chinese sports apparel company.
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Stephon Marbury is on the cover of the Midway video game NBA Ballers.
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Stephon Marbury has been named to The Sporting News list of "Good Guys in Sports" three times.
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The high school in the movie, Abraham Lincoln, is where Stephon Marbury attended high school.
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In 2007, Stephon 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, Stephon Marbury engaged in a 24-hour live-streaming broadcast in which he answered questions from fans, openly wept, and ate vaseline to soothe a sore throat.
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Stephon Marbury appeared in the 2014 musical I Am Stephon Marbury, which is allegorically based on his life.
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In 2017, Stephon Marbury starred in his own autobiographical movie titled My Other Home, alongside Jessica Jung.
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In 2015, Stephon Marbury applied for and received a Chinese "green card", or Permanent Resident ID Card.
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Stephon Marbury is the fifth American basketball player to receive a green card in China.
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Stephon 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 November 15,2023, Stephon Marbury obtained Hong Kong residency under the Category A of Top Talent Pass Scheme.
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On October 20,2017, it was announced that Stephon Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League.