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Stephon Marbury: [LeBron James] shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath as MJ

Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury threw some serious shade at LeBron James on social media.

Although his accomplishments speak for themselves, LeBron James has become something of a polarizing figure over the last several years.

A look at social media will reveal ardent fans of his who claim he’s by far the greatest basketball player ever and will even attack the legacy of Michael Jordan to be emphatic about their claim. There are also, of course, James haters who claim he’s vastly overrated and that if he had played in the 1980s and 1990s, he’d be just another good player and not a superstar.

Stephon Marbury, a somewhat forgotten star guard from the 2000s, responded to a social media post that highlighted Jordan’s record 10 scoring titles by saying James “shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath” as the Chicago Bulls legend (h/t Lakers Daily).

James isn’t quite known as a scorer as much as Jordan was, and he has just one scoring title, which he won during the 2007-08 season. But he is the NBA’s all-time leading career scorer with 40,474 points, which is over 8,000 points more than Jordan put up.

Marbury also claimed James didn’t see him after Team USA men’s basketball won the gold medal on Saturday when asked by Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson why James didn’t speak to him then.

The guard even turned things up a notch by claiming James isn’t “strong enough to say something.”

Marbury made two NBA All-Star teams during a career that lasted 13 seasons (he later spent several more years playing pro ball overseas). Since his career overlapped a bit with Jordan’s, perhaps it is somewhat understandable why he would think Jordan was a much better player than James.

Stephon Marbury’s son commits to Cal as preferred walk-on

Stephon Marbury Jr., son of former NBA star Starbury, committed to play college ball at Cal as a preferred walk-on.

The children of the stars of the early 2000s continue to make us feel old.

On Wednesday, Stephon Marbury II announced on Instagram that he had committed to the University of Cal as a preferred walk-on. The son of Starbury said in the post:

“My basketball journey and the Marbury Legacy continues. I’m blessed and grateful to announce that I will be a PWO at the University of Cal Berkeley!”

The DME Academy guard is listed on the team webpage at 6-foot-3. According to the site, his nickname is Star, a shortened version of the elder Marbury.

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Marbury is not ranked on recruiting outlets such as 247Sports or Rivals, but his Hudl highlights show a player who uses quickness to get around defenders, finishes well off the glass at the rim and has active hands-on defense.

He’ll hope to get a chance to make an impact on a Cal team that is entering the ACC this season. The Golden Bears are coming off a 13-19 under Mark Madsen, who, despite the sub-.500 record, led a massive turnaround team in his first year as head coach of a team that went 3-29 the season before.

Stephon Sr., who spent 13 years in the NBA and nine more playing in China, shared the post to his story with the caption “My little man is about to step into a new realm. God is great!”

Marbury’s mother, Tasha Marbury, posted to Instagram with a caption that included:

“My baby son!! I’m not sure how you grew up so fast. You had a ball in your hands before you could even crawl. I watched you do sit ups and pushups at age 2. You started running the stairs around 6/7. I thought you was being pushed too hard. What did I know?

I’m proud of you for staying humble, faithful and grateful. We’ve had a few rough years, but you never gave up, you pushed through.”

Marbury commented on her post with a message that included:

“Mannn these past 8 years have been challenging but we did it! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be turning into the man I am today.”

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On this day: Celtic Stephon Marbury born; Joe Johnson traded to Suns

On this day in Celtics history, former point guard Stephon Marbury was born, and forward Joe Johnson was dealt to the Phoenix Suns.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, iconic former Celtic point guard Stephon Marbury was born in 1977 in Brooklyn, New York, New York.

Marbury joined the Celtics as the last stop of his NBA career. He signed with the storied franchise after falling out with the coach of the New York Knicks at that time — Mike D’Antoni — once he had successfully negotiated a buyout with the Knicks. Unfortunately for Starbury (as he was sometimes called for a nickname) his time in Boston with the Celtics did not go especially well as the Georgia Tech product did not mesh well with his new club.

His sole season in Boston — by far the worst of his NBA career — paled compared to his career averages of 19.3 points and 7.6 assists per game (Marbury put up only 3.8 points and 3.3 assists per game with the Celtics in 2008-09).

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

Today’s installment focuses on the 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2023.

Which former Celtics are among the highest-paid point guards in NBA history?

Hoops Hype recently ranked the highest-paid point guards in NBA history. Can you guess which former Celtics made the list?

As one of the NBA’s flagship franchises, the Boston Celtics have employed some of professional basketball’s most iconic point guards. From Bob Cousy and Jo Jo White to Rajon Rondo and Isaiah Thomas, the historical record for Celtics point guards is a laundry list of some of the best to ever do it. But where does Boston sit when ranking point guards by career earnings?

At the time of this writing, Chris Paul has made the most money in NBA salary in point guard history. In fact, he’s the second-highest-paid player of all time behind only LeBron James. Paul has earned just south of $360 million since joining the league in 2005, to say nothing of his numerous endorsement deals.

Our friends over at Hoops Hype recently ranked the highest-paid point guards in NBA history. How many former Celtics players made the list?

11 Boston Celtics alumni changing places in redraft of NBA’s 1996 class

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

As Hoops Hype’s staff keep themselves busy reassessing the draft orders of the last few decades over the years, there are always a fair number of Boston Celtics alumni making moves in their re-drafts as a result.

In the H/H reassessment of the 1996 NBA draft class, a total of 11 Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this group get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

On this day: Celtics sign Marbury; Cousy dishes 28 assists in 173-point game

On this day in Celtics history, Boston signed Stephon Marbury and saw Bob Cousy dish 28 assists in a 173-point win over the Lakers.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics signed star point guard Stephon Marbury as an unrestricted free agent in 2009. The New York native decided to sign with the Celtics after he was bought out by the New York Knicks in the wake of a falling out with the then-head coach of the Knicks, Mike D’Antoni.

The Marbury era in Boston was a brief one, however. The former Georgia Tech standout finished one of the worst seasons of his NBA career wearing the green and white. His play dropped significantly across most counting stats.

Marbury averaged 3.8 points and 3.3 assists in 23 regular-season games with the Celtics in 2008-09, compared to his career rates of 19.3 points and 7.6 assists per game. He played in 14 postseason games that season; Boston lost its second-round series to Orlando in seven games.

Two significant All-Star snubs of Boston Celtics alumni

The Boston Celtics have sent more than their fair share of players to the NBA’s All-Star games over the years, but they have also seen their alumni get snubbed on more occasions than they would like to remember.

The Boston Celtics have sent more than their fair share of players to the NBA’s All-Star games over the years, but they have also seen their alumni get snubbed on more occasions than they would like to remember.

It should go without saying that the vicissitudes of the positional economy that is the bar for entry to the annual exhibition event have played a role, but other things have factored into Boston alumni getting frozen out of the prestigious regular season honor as well. To document a league-wide account of some of the worst All-Star snubs in NBA history, Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina wrote an expansive article featuring several Celtics alumni.

Let’s dive into the Boston heads who have been significantly snubbed for the All-Star game over the decades.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 8 jersey for at least one game as of September 2022.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2022.

Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 78

Going head-to-head with All-Star Stephon Marbury in 2001, Kobe Bryant delivered a big game and the game-winning shot for the Lakers.

One thing Kobe Bryant lived for was the opportunity to go head-to-head with some of the best players in the NBA, especially those who were guards or wings.

On Feb. 13, 2001, with the Los Angeles Lakers trying to build momentum, they visited the New Jersey Nets, which meant Bryant would go toe-to-toe with Stephon Marbury.

Back then, Marbury was an All-Star point guard who had been named to the All-NBA third team the previous season. In the 2000-01 campaign, he averaged 23.9 points and 7.6 assists per game.

On this night, Marbury lived up to his “Starbury” nickname. He erupted for 50 points while dropping 12 dimes.

But Bryant held him off, scoring 38 points while adding eight rebounds and five assists.

With just over 10 seconds remaining in overtime and the score tied at 110, he delivered the game-winning bucket while getting fouled.

It was another reminder that Bryant had become the best all-around player in basketball.

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