Basketball Ambassador Stephon Marbury and the Shanxi Zhongyu lost Starbury’s first game in the Chinese Basketball Association 102-101 in a game highlighted by its cheerleaders, and lowlighted by fans throwing bottles and lighters on the court. Cedric Simmons hit one of two free throws with five seconds left to give the visiting Dongguan Leopards a one-point lead. Shanxi inbounded the ball to Marbury following a timeout, but the NYPG passed instead of taking the game-winning shot. Read the full story

Stephon Marbury landed in China last week to a gang of Chinese media and fans that were excited to have the former NBA star playing in the Chinese Basketball Association. They were so happy to have Marbury in their country that they gave him a Twitter account. He hasn’t offended anybody yet but tweets like “To the friends who does not understand English, check out this” are classic.

This video of Steph at a Shanxi Zhongyu shootaround shows his basketball condition isn’t much better than his tweeting. Read the full story

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. Read the full story

When Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury were teamed together with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1996 many thought they were the building blocks of dynasty. Garnett was a straight outta high school 6-11 freak of nature with an inexhaustible motor. Marbury was a one-and-done college baller and slick NYC point guard. The duo made it to the playoffs in their first season together but were eliminated 3-0 by the Houston Rockets. They returned to the playoffs in 1998 and pushed the second-seeded Seattle Supersonics to a Game 5, and showed signs of the budding dynasty.

The interview below shows Marbury and KG in their youthful, raw forms. Bob Costas does the questioning before the crucial Game 5 and the two show why people had high hopes. Read the full story

Stephon Marbury seems to be doing all the things necessary to land back in the NBA next season. He’s showing up at a Knicks game and sitting in the wrong seats, and making more shirtless videos. This time around there’s no crying or singing.. Just Starbury chillin’ in an Optimus Prime mask. Read the full story

Stephon Marbury is a man of his word. It’s been almost two weeks since he said he’d be at the Knicks home opener and sure enough he was there. And so was his video camera.

Marbury claims to be sitting out the NBA season to work on business ventures. So far he’s only been recording himself and putting the videos on Youtube. And they’re not the vaseline eating or crying videos we’ve come to expect from Starbury. Now he’s hanging out at a gas station or trying to bring attention to himself on an escalator at Madison Square Garden. Read the full story

The NBA season starts next week but Stephon Marbury will be sitting at home. Or in his car at a gas station talking to fans. Steph says he’s looking to get back in the league next year and I’ll wish him luck, but after those vaseline eating, crying, and shirtless videos this summer there’s no team taking a chance on Starbury.

Stephon is using Youtube and Starburytv to fill his spare time. This video isn’t all that special, just some young chick jockin’ Marbury but it seems like there was something in the air at the 2:37 mark. Why else would Starbury motion for his fan to keep it down? Read the full story