Report: Marbury Lashes out at Teammates and D'Antoni

[Mo Z. Dizzle]

Report: Marbury lashes out at teammates, D’Antoni

NEW YORK (AP)—With his career in New York seemingly finished, Knicks guard Stephon Marbury lashed out at teammates and coach Mike D’Antoni a day before he was to meet with team president Donnie Walsh about a possible buyout, the New York Post reported in Monday’s edition.

Walsh suspended Marbury for Saturday’s game against Golden State because the Knicks said Marbury refused to play Wednesday night in a loss at Detroit. The Knicks also docked his pay from that night, with the penalties costing Marbury nearly $400,000.

“I sat there for three weeks and didn’t say one word,” Marbury told The Post. “I didn’t hear one of my teammates say, `Why isn’t Stephon Marbury playing? This is a good system for him, even to play with the second unit and bring more firepower.’

“When things got bad and then worse, guys like Quentin Richardson say, `I don’t consider him a teammate. He let his teammates out to dry.’ He didn’t care I was his teammate when I was banished. They left me out for dead. It’s like we’re in a foxhole and I’m facing the other way. If I got shot in the head, at least you want to get shot by the enemy. I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn’t even give me an honorable death.”

Marbury isn’t part of D’Antoni’s plans and has been on the inactive list most of the season. However, D’Antoni twice asked Marbury if he would play when the Knicks were undermanned.

“Mike had no intentions of me playing basketball here,” Marbury said. “He gave me straight disrespect. It was beyond disrespect. He put in (Danilo) Gallinari, whose back is messed up and (who) didn’t participate at all in training camp ahead of me (in the season opener). … That’s saying, `I’m letting you have it right now.’ He was sticking it to me.”

Walsh has said he’s opposed to buyouts and agreed that it’s difficult to trade Marbury because of his salary of approximately $21 million.

“He (D’Antoni) knew I was in my contract year and did everything they asked me to do. He’s not trying to help me. He’s trying to hurt me,” Marbury said.

Marbury agreed to suit up last Friday night in Milwaukee so the Knicks would have the league-mandated eight players in uniform, but declined D’Antoni’s offer before the game to take some available minutes.

D’Antoni and Walsh didn’t feel that was insubordination, but Walsh believed he had to act this time, when Marbury turned D’Antoni down after guards Nate Robinson and Cuttino Mobley were unavailable in the second game of a back-to-back.

“He suspended me without hearing both sides,” Marbury said. “That wasn’t fair. He took it upon himself to fine me without even speaking to me.”

The players’ association plans to file a grievance because Marbury insists he never refused to play.

“Mike gave the option to play,” he said. “He couldn’t come to me man to man and say, `You have to play.’ It was an option.”

[GangstaBoogy]

I actually feel bad for dude. Its fucked up how they played him. They were playing him all pre-season, and it was looking like he would have a fair chance in D'antoni's system. Then opening night comes and he didn't get a single second of playing time. They should've just bought him out and ended that relationship over the summer.

[Antonio]

That's just wrong.

[7even]

The Knicks fuck up everything. It's mind-boggling. I'm not saying that Marbury is a great guy, but by all means just buy him out before the season and let it go. For the love of God, LET IT GO. LOL, this doesn't have to be an issue at all. Jesus!

I would lose a lot of respect for LeBron if he signed with them. I hope he's just using them as leverage, as that's all they are good for.

[Antonio]

LeBron should come to L.A.

['EclipZe]

knicks are a bitch-made organization.

[Lunatic]

I actually feel bad for dude. Its fucked up how they played him. They were playing him all pre-season, and it was looking like he would have a fair chance in D'antoni's system. Then opening night comes and he didn't get a single second of playing time. They should've just bought him out and ended that relationship over the summer.

for real. knicks stay the league joke.

[Ali Tha Great]

knicks are a bitch-made organization.

[Chamillitary Click]

knicks are a bitch-made organization.

[Fuck Your Existence]

fuck marbury's overrated ass...he's the bitch made mother fucker in this equation

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^I dunno about all that...he was right in everything he said.

[Fuck Your Existence]

^I dunno about all that...he was right in everything he said.

maybe...seems that NY are pullin some trick shit...but stephon has been a cancer to any team he has been apart of. i cant really take anything he says seriously either. he could be completely on point but its like siftin through all the bullshit he spews to find one honest nugget of truth.

[Chamillitary Click]

Starbury is annoying!

the Knicks should just buy him out & move on...its just a unnessesary issue.

[Fuck Your Existence]

Starbury is annoying!

the Knicks should just buy him out & move on...its just a unnessesary issue.

the knicks are bitches no doubt...however its Marburys track record that has put him in this fucked up situation...Marbury,blame yourself homeboy

[Chamillitary Click]

Starbury is annoying!

the Knicks should just buy him out & move on...its just a unnessesary issue.

the knicks are bitches no doubt...however its Marburys track record that has put him in this fucked up situation...Marbury,blame yourself homeboy

its true, its his fault, but the Knicks are going HELLA hard on him...but what do you expect from "LeBron's future team"?