The magical suitor that could provide Stephon Marbury with a new life was China. The chance at fame, fortune and rebirth too tempting. I like being able to have control over going out the way I want to go out. Marbury again became dissatisfied with his situation. Either way, fans and followers of basketball were genuinely concerned for his health. Marc J Spears of The Undefeated reported that “Marbury wants to start a 3-on-3 professional basketball league in China that he hopes NBA players will be attracted to play in during a 10-week season with about eight teams.” Marbury, he continues, plans to establish a “3-on-3 basketball reality television show in China that is expected to be aired through China’s Hunan Television and video hosting service Youku.”. When the team wasn’t winning, Marbury was frowning, and his body language showed a tangible disgust for his team and situation. I played 22 years," Marbury said. In China, Marbury transcended the game and rose to levels of celebrity status much greater than the sport alone could provide. He infamously feuded with the Knicks and later had a breakdown where he cried on camera before eating from a jar of Vaseline. This season, Marbury played 36 games, averaging 21.4 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds. Garnett and Marbury led the T-wolves to the franchise’s first playoff appearance during the 1996-97 season. Then he had his New York reunion, what was supposed to be the perfect marriage between two old high school sweethearts who rekindled their love. They fell in love with him because of the community outreach and impact he had on locals. A young core to build around in the deeply-talented Western Conference. In an emotional interview where Marbury wept uncontrollably, the disgruntled star pledged to donate up to $1 million to victims — the largest donation made by an NBA player. Marbury was also the face of a volunteering campaign to clean up the subways in Beijing. And a win. It’s because he raised the morale of children suffering from Leukemia. We felt that he’s really a great person,” Yang Yi, a Chinese Basketball Association agent, told the LA Times. “I’m from Coney Island and the ghetto. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about point guard Stephon Marbury on ESPN. Yes, he was still the same passionate player and elite scorer.
But Marbury had a lesser-known side to himself that hid in the shadows of his oversized ego. He would fulfill his personal dreams and be the next star New York City basketball player to make it to the NBA. He had run out of options and was nearing the end. ... Marbury embraced Chinese culture and became a permanent resident in … People would flock to the theaters to see Marbury, even if he had minimal speaking lines. Finally, things boiled over in Phoenix to unsustainable temperatures. 1, Jeffrey Toobin and the m-word: Let’s be honest about what makes this scandal so scandalous, Bronx man, 61, stabbed to death outside pizzeria, Florida woman beat girlfriend’s 3-year-old son to death with tire iron: cops, His retirement comes just months after he announced. In 2012, “Marbury auctioned a collection of his personal belongings, including a 2003 NBA All-Star Game jersey signed by All-Stars of the 2003 class, raising RMB 366,000 to build rural schools in China” (The Beijinger). “I’m from the same place where people buy my products,’’ Marbury said.

Often these migrants flounder and get lost in the massive sea that is Beijing. To date, only “about 5,000 foreigners of more than 600,000 living in China have been granted a green card” (New York Times). Depressed and suicidal. With Stephon Marbury, that adage proved to be true. After Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern United States, Marbury, then a Knicks captain, stepped up in the biggest way possible.