Stephon Marbury News

New York Knicks' J.R. Smith reacts late during the second half of Game 6 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Indianapolis.

Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton watch as Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson slams the ball in the basket in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

After 13 often-turbulent NBA seasons, Marbury has reinvented himself in China by winning a championship, earning a massive fan base, writing a regular column for China Daily and even seeing a statue of himself erected outside the premier basketball arena in the capital city.

J.R. Smith has been a beautiful enigma to most Knicks fans this season. At his best he has been a whirling dervish to the basket filling the much needed role as Robin to Carmelo Anthony's Batman in the Knicks' first Atlantic Division Crown since 1994.

Stephon Marbury and the Knicks were thoroughly embarrassed by the Nets in the first round of 2004 playoffs, getting swept, while losing by an average of nearly 10 points per game.