Howard Beck of The New York Times recounts a preseason exchange between Marbury and a player he'll compete with for minutes, Eddie House: "After Marbury drew a foul on Kendrick Perkins and hit two free throws, he turned and screamed at House, from midcourt: 'You're a bum!' When play returned to the Celtics' side of the court, House chirped, 'Don't worry about me. You better worry about Ray Allen,' whom Marbury was guarding. Marbury shot back, 'You're nothing!' then added, 'You're caught up in basketball. Get caught up in life.'"
Marbury transports magically onto a chain-link inner-city court next to an obviously troubled youth.
"Hey there, troubled youth. You've been hanging with the wrong crowd and experimenting with alcohol and marijuana You're caught up in basketball. Get caught up in LIFE!"
At which point he high fives the troubled youth, drops 10 pairs out-of-stock Starbury's from Steve & Berry's and disappears.
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