Thomas-Marbury marital spat

[Jimmy Chitwood]

two of the biggest jerks in the NBA, isiah thomas the General Manager and coach of the NY Knicks and stephon marbury (the Knicks 'star' point guard), are apparently at odds with one another.

marbury flew back to New York City on his own while his team is on a road trip... apparently marbury wasn't happy that thomas wouldn't sexually harrass him, too.

in all seriousness though, these two guys deserve each other. hopefully they will both die in a fire. here's the 'important' bits of the story...

Marbury leaves Knicks, goes back home
MARC BERMAN
New York Post, Updated 2 hours ago

Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury contacted The Post late this afternoon and in two text messages said he got permission from Isiah Thomas to leave the team in Phoenix this morning.

Marbury had bolted in a huff, flying for home amid an apparent feud with Thomas over his starting role, leaving his future as a Knick in serious doubt.
Marbury landed in New York about 4 p.m. and said in the message to The Post, "I have one thing to say, and that's I got permission to leave. I would never leave my team on my own. What I'm telling you is that I got permission to leave from Isiah. He said I could go home. God bless. Peace be with you."

Marbury added he was not expecting to join the team in Los Angeles tomorrow night.

"No, I'm not coming to LA as of now," he said.

After Marbury missed the morning shootaround, Thomas was vague about the mysterious disappearance, the coach claiming he wasn't sure if Marbury skipped town, but a source confirmed he had.

"This is an in-house matter," Thomas said. "He's not here at shootaround. We hope he's at the game. If not, make no mistake about it, we do want him as a member of this basketball team. He is welcome back, and we want him as a member of this team."

Marbury's abrupt departure could lead to the end of his Knicks career. He told The Post over the summer he planned to play in Italy in two years when his contract expires. He has two years and $42 million left on his pact, and the Knicks may feel it's now time for a buyout.

If Marbury is correct that he had permission to return to New York, it is unlikely Thomas would suspend him or fine him.

Thomas would not confirm that he allowed Marbury to leave. In fact, the Knicks' coach avoided the subject altogether in his meeting with reporters before the Suns' game.

"We'll talk about the Phoenix Suns and the game at hand," he said. "Whatever matters we have in-house we'll try to keep in-house."

Thomas and Marbury spoke Monday about his role on the team and Thomas was set to reduce Marbury's minutes, and potentially bring him off the bench tonight, because of his lax defense.

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[Rise]

Will any of this nonsense translate into more playing time for David Lee?