Stephon Marbury was suspended one game without pay and docked additional salary Friday by the New York Knicks, who say he refused to play in Wednesday's 110-96 loss at Detroit.
Marbury disputed the Knicks' allegation, telling the New York Post that coach Mike D'Antoni never gave the order.
"If you say I got to play, I'm going to play," Marbury said. "If he said I have to play, guess what, I'm going to get on the court and play, period. If I refuse to play, I'm getting suspended. I never told him I'm not going to play. Those words never came out of my mouth. That's insubordination."
Marbury is to sit out the Knicks' home game …
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