The New York Knicks and twice All-Star guard Stephon Marbury agreed to say goodbye to each other and ended a bitter three-month standoff, according to media reports Thursday. Marbury agreed a contract buyout after a four-hour meeting with Knicks president Donnie Walsh and was granted his release.
"A comprehensive agreement was made this afternoon between the New York Knicks and Stephon Marbury," a joint statement released by the team said, "The Knicks have requested waivers on Stephon."
Financial terms of the buyout that ended Marbury's five-year tenure weren't disclosed in the joint statement.
The 32-year-old battled with coaches during much of his five-year tenure with the Knicks, his hometown club.
He has not played in a regular-season game since Jan. 11, 2008 and in November was suspended for one game and fined 400,000 U.S. dollars for refusing to play against the Detroit Pistons. He denied he had refused to play.
He was told in December not to participate in team training or attend games after talks on a possible buyout of his 21 million dollar contract failed to produce a settlement.
Marbury will be eligible to sign with a new team on Friday and several media reports said the 13-year NBA veteran intended to sign with the defending champion Boston Celtics.
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 7 The sea7-1
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 3 Celebration3-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第2讲 动词的时态和语态
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 21 Human Biology21-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第8讲 连词与介词
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 18 Beauty18-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 19 Language19-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 8 Adventure8-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 5 Rhythm5-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第1讲 名词和冠词
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 13 People 13-1
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第12讲 特殊句式
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 12 Culture Shock12-1
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 16 Stories16-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 20 New Frontiers20-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 5 Rhythm5-1
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第14讲 情景交际
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 22 Environmental Protection22-3
2016届高三英语一轮复习课时训练:40 听力模拟试题一(北师大版)
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 4 Cyberspace4-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 10 Money10-1
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 9 Wheels9-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 2 Heroes2-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第4讲 形容词和副词
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 17 Laughter17-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习能力自评:Unit 15 Learning15-3
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第7讲 代词
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第13讲 状语从句
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习优化考题新演练:第5讲 非谓语动词
2016届高三英语(北师大版)一轮复习课件:Unit 4 Cyberspace4-1