Marbury said he is allocating profits from his $14.98 Starbury sneakers and upcoming children's books to make $1 million donations to the NYPD, fire department, EMT and New York City teachers.

Who was it here who said they were waiting for Marbury to give away his profits from the Starburys to prove that they are on balance a magnanimous venture? Well, there ya go.

"Being able to help those programs that would allow EMS to hire 2-3 people, if it saves more lives, I'm down for that," Marbury said. "I felt compelled to do that."

Marbury has added a new wrinkle to his summer-long basketball tournament, with players required to read three books and write an essay. Marbury, who has two years and $42 million left on his contract, made a $10,000 donation to the Brooklyn Public Library two weeks ago.

He's summer reading too. It's good stuff from Steph.

[Edited by - vdesai on 06-17-2007 12:15 PM]

He's been reading some concerns from others, you better believe that. It also goes to show how much money he's making off these shoes. Good for Steph the light has clicked on and he gets the full picture.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 06-17-2007 7:15 PM]

Posted by TrueBlue:

He's been reading some concerns from others, you better believe that. It also goes to show how much money he's making off these shoes. Good for Steph the light has clicked on and gets the full picture.

God you make me sick. Damning him with faint praise. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Are you so small-minded that you can't stand up and unequivocally praise Steph for the magnificence of his contribution to society? All you can think of saying is "ooo he's making so much money from his shoes".

The way I see it, and the way every single normal human being sees it, is Steph is losing $100+ on the value of every pair of sneakers he sells, and yet he still gives his profits away to charity.

You should be ashamed of yourself TrueBlue. I am officially standing up and calling you out for your embarassing comments. I hope you're man enough to take it back.

Isles, even in your worst case scenario, this is still a huge charitable donation from a high-profile individual.

I can't understand why people find so difficult to differentiate between Marbury the player and Marbury the person. If you guys were honest you would admit that if the donor of all this money wasn't Stephon Marbury you would all be lauding him to the heavens. Its sad.

"Stephon Marbury helps old lady cross the street. Update at 11:00..."

Stephon Marbury helps a single NYC public school teacher face another day with a slight glimmer of hope.

Film at 11:15

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by RemBee76:

Marbury said he is allocating profits from his $14.98 Starbury sneakers and upcoming children's books to make $1 million donations to the NYPD, fire department, EMT and New York City teachers.

Who was it here who said they were waiting for Marbury to give away his profits from the Starburys to prove that they are on balance a magnanimous venture? Well, there ya go.

Is he giving away "his profits" or is he giving away a small part of them?

Or is the partnership that he's in donating money for tax purposes?

Good for Starbury. Next time do it without the publicity and take the money directly out of your bank account and not directly tied to profits from a business venture.

What does it matter what part of his profits is coming from. The end result is the same, he is donating his money to a good cause. So what if he get publicity, i dont mind him getting this kind of publicity.