Marbury’s comments come as he prepares to bring back his Starbury sneakers, which were once on sale for $15 at the now-closed Steve and Barrys stores, a tenth of what Air Jordans go for today. The Brooklyn native threw a few shade at King James as well, when a Twitter follower pointed out the Cavaliers star’s shoes also sell for well over $200.
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In any case, Marbury’s opinion is clear: Expensive shoes cause trouble, Jordan is part of the problem and kids need to get their priorities straight. Kids dying for shoes and the only face this dude makes is I don’t care. He made 0 million off of Jordan Brand alone past year, and has several longstanding endorsement deals – not to mention the majority ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets – to supplement that baffling primary income. “It wasn’t about basketball it was about creating change in the sneaker game”. Jordan himself has stayed mum on the violence related to his shoes, while the brand has only tried to stem matters by initiating a raffle system for select releases.
“Home boy your paying 200 for Jordan’s and they make them for 5 dollars”.
The “Starbury” and its accompanying apparel line rose to popularity with help from the now-bankrupted Steve & Barry’s stores, as a way to provide access to sneakers at an affordable price.
Marbury played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association for teams including the Boston Celtics, the Phoenix Suns, the New Jersey Nets and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Raised in Coney Island in the 80s, Marbury was exposed to the violence that marred his community when new, name brand kicks were released.
Bleacher Report said Marbury also noted that Jordan is just like everyone else, the only difference is that he can shoot balls better.
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“Everyone likes to be admired”, he told SI’s Roy S. Johnson back in the ’90s, “but when it comes to kids actually killing each other, then you have to reevaluate things”.
