Marbury Foils Real Madrid Hoax
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
In the latest batsh*t crazy story involving Stephon Marbury, a couple of clowns apparently tried to fool him into believing they were wealthy Swiss bankers, with connections to the Real Madrid basketball club.
The NY Post has the sordid details:
The alleged investors, who identified themselves to The Post through phone calls and e-mails as working for Union Bank Suisse, gave their names and claimed they were trying to sign him to a multi-million dollar sponsorship contract that can be parlayed into a ...
Starbury Gets Clowned By The Swiss
Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos —
... Several people claiming to be Swiss bankers with connections to Real Madrid attempted to recruit Starbury to play for the Spanish giants. It turns out they were fakers. He didn't find this out before he returned calls and emails on Saturday. Now he's considering turning their information over to the law. ...
Marbury Sniffs Out Swindle
Posting and Toasting —
From the Post:
While banished from the Knicks, Stephon Marbury was pursued relentlessly by a pair of alleged Swiss bankers claiming to have connections to Real Madrid. Marbury, after discovering their intricate plot was a hoax, was considering turning over information to law-enforcement officials about the contact.
So some guys pretended to be Real Madrid share-holders to try and woo Marbury overseas? Mutoni's conspiracy theory is that Walsh was behind the scenes. I like to imagine that it was Patrick Ewing Jr., ...
Suicide lines: Injured Artest, Marbury-to-Madrid hoax, Witt ...
Ball Don't Lie —
... Artest sat to rest a sprained ankle he has battled since Nov. 16. He is questionable to play tonight against the Atlanta Hawks. With the Rockets already without Tracy McGrady and Brent Barry at shooting guard, Artest had hoped that the ankle would improve by sitting out practices. 'It’s just nagging a little bit,' Artest said. 'We tried to see if we can work it out, but it’ll be all right. It should be better by tomorrow.'" Marc Berman, New York Post:
"While banished from the New York Knicks, ...
Did Stephon Marbury just get “Punk’d” Euro Style?
The Hoop Doctors —
... I just read the news that Stephon Marbury was the subject of a fairly elaborate hoax from a couple of guys claiming to be Suisse Bankers who wanted to offer him a hefty endorsement deal and potential contract with the Real Madrid basketball club. Marbury was all over that like a fat kid on a smartie! ...
Stephon Marbury sniffs out hoax
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... A pair of phonies tried to claim they were Swiss bankers who could get Stephon Marbury a deal with Real Madrid basketball. The disenfranchised New York Knick guard sniffed out the bad deal and is thinking of turning information over to law enforcement, according to The New York Post. ...
Marbury, Knicks 'Hoaxed' by Real Madrid Offer
FanHouse —
... The NY Post tells the tale of some investors who claimed that they could sign Marbury to a lucrative marketing deal, which he could then parlay into a contract to play basketball for Real Madrid. After several phone calls and emails to Marbury and the New York media, the people behind it all were found out to be "phonies." ...
Marbury Punked By “Real Madrid Investors”
Dime Magazine —
... their plan of Marbury playing for Real Madrid with a marketing deal worth 12 million Euros. They also have claimed Walsh spoke to Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon about the scenario in which the Knicks only would have to pay Marbury a small portion of the contract. It was all a farce. [Donnie] Walsh has said repeatedly he has had no contract with Real Madrid. Steph isn’t stupid. He had to realize that no one is going to throw the equivalent of $16 million his way. Source: NY Post Related posts: ...
Tuesday Link Dump
Sports —
... catch.
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More non nude, nude cheerleader ridiculousness and overreacting. Then again, I’m the one linking to it. Blast!
Blagojevich is an idiot and a Cubs fan…how redundant.
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Marbury is not moving overseas.
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Jerry ...
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SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... says the BUFFALO NEWS. Reg Dunlop does not approve.
A good hint for coaches: don’t tell the press that it’s impossible for your team to win a game against your No. 1 rival, and Real Madrid’s Bernd Schuster said ahead of his team’s game against Barcelona. Not surprisingly, the NEW YORK TIMES reports Schuster’s been sacked. Also, don’t believe any rumors that Stephon Marbury is heading there to be the next coach.
20 years later, Billy Ripken ...
