Former NBA player Bonzi Wells took $80,000 to ball in China, lit it up for a few weeks, and then went on a a permanent vacation from the team and country. And he wasn’t eating vaseline on Youtube or behaving in a way that had people questioning his sanity.
Stephon Marbury signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association and should be able to put up decent numbers in a league that makes the European leagues look like prison ball. The fans and media came out to greet him when he landed in the Taiyuang Airport and everybody was smiling.. For now.
I’m giving Marbury a month before he hauls ass for home. Once the initial buzz of people wanting to see him play wears off Marbury’s interest in playing will wear off. A sure sign that things won’t end well: Sina.com.cn has already given Marbury a Twitter account. I can’t believe the Chinese didn’t do their homework.
