New York Knicks Suspend Stephon Marbury after Guard Refuses to Play

The New York Knicks have suspended disgruntled guard Stephon Marbury for one game without pay and fined the 31-year-old an undisclosed amount after he reportedly refused to play in Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons.

Marbury has denied that he refused to play, telling the New York Post, “If he (head coach Mike D’Antoni) said I have to play, guess what, I’m going to get on the court and play, period. If I refuse to play, I’m getting suspended. I never told him I’m not going to play. Those words never came out of my mouth. That’s insubordination.”

His game-suspension will come on Saturday when the Knicks face the Golden State Warriors. He will lose about $189,000 of his nearly $21 million salary.

Marbury and D’Antoni have been at odds since the head coach took the reins of the club earlier this year. D’Antoni has repeatedly said that the two-time All Star does not fit in the team’s future plans. Marbury has defended his position saying, “I didn’t create this. I’m sitting inside the car. I’m not behind the wheel in the driver’s seat. I have no control of the wheel of the car, if we’re turning or going straight. I’m sitting in the back seat. He’s not going to play me because my heart isn’t in it, because the way he treated me. That’s on him, not me.”

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