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Starburys to return this month

Brandon King

Back in 2006, Stephon Marbury introduced his Starbury line, an affordable brand of sneakers that were sold, until 2008, at now defunct retailer Steve&Barry's. His basketball career is coming to an end and we are looking to reintroduce the brand in the US- Gustavo Bass, CFO, Starbury Corp. The $14.98 Starbury will return to the US this month. As reported by the New York Post, the brand reached an agreement with Citi Trends to carry the shoes in their 545 stores. A new e-commerce site will launch in October, coinciding…

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Starbury vs Nike: who’s right?

Brandon King

    Since announcing the eminent return of his Starbury brand, former NBA and current Chinese Basketball Association player Stephon Marbury has been relentless lobbing bombs at Nike and Mike Jordan. He has been unwavering in his words despite some backlash. However it must be noted,from reading both the comments of those on Facebook and Twitter ,there is a sizable chunk of people who share Marbury’s sentiments. So in reading this I thought to myself is he right? From my vantage I can see the merits of both Nike and…

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Stephon Marbury not letting up on MJ, says he’s “been robbing the hood”

Brandon King

After his recent announcement that the once defunct Starbury line will be soon recesitated, he took some shots at , specifically, at Nike and Jordan brand for, amongst other things, their high box prices. Specifically, he let loose with his thoughts on MJ. Here is a snippet of some of Starbury’s thoughts:   Even Lebron James was not spared from Marbury’s fire. When asked by a Twitter follower about James and his $200+ sig sleds, Marbury shot back with      ”He’s a follower not even giving that any energy.…

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Starbury to return to store shelves soon

Brandon King

Former NBA-er and current Chinese Basketball Association baller Stephon Marbury recently announced on his Instagram that his Starbury sneaker line would be brought back from the footwear graveyard. For those who may be unaware, Marbury initially launched his Starbury line in 2006 , they were marketed by Steve&Barry’s and was priced at $14.98 in an effort to make them more accessible to people than other brands with higher price points. The brand was discontinued in 2009 when Steve&Barry’s shut their doors Marbury has taken to social media to proclaim that…

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