Stephon Marbury told The Post this morning he feels he’s been misrepresented as a dogfighting supporter and went to clarify his statements in regards to defending Michael Vick.
Marbury said he detests dogfighting, feels Vick is wrong but forgives him and feels he should play again after serving time.
“I don’t like it at all,” Marbury told The Post. “I don’t think he’s right. He’s 100 percent wrong. But this dude is trying to ask for forgiveness and everyone’s turning their heads on a man trying to ask for forgiveness. The way it’s going about in the newspapers and TV, it’s ridiculous.”
Marbury said during his sneaker tour, “from what i hear, dogfighting was a sport,” and defended Vick.
“I never said dogfighting was a sport,” Marbury said yesterday to The Post. “I said “From what I hear, dogfighting was a sport.” They’re editing me on TV. Michael Vick did not invent dogfighting.”
Marbury has made several donations this summer and his discount sneaker line has received national attention. He is concerned young kids will get the wrong message.
“It’s the ESPN Michael Vick torture channel,” Marbury told The Post. “Every day it’s Michael Vick. He did something that’s bad. We know he’s wrong. But are we going to crucify this guy, tear his whole life down. Last year we were holding him up on this big pedestal, the best quarterback ever, the biggest contract in football history. Now he did something wrong.
Everyone has skeletons in their closet,” Marbury added. “He committed a sin. Everybody commits sins. We have to forgive. No one sin is greater than the other. I got a DUI for drinking and driving. I did something wrong, asked for forgiveness from God. I learned from my mistakes. All I’m saying, give this guy another chance.
He should be allowed to play football after he is punished. He deserves a second chance.”