NJSports:GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Stephon Marbury said he will allow the Knicks medical staff to decide whether he sits out until after the All-Star break with a sprained left shoulder. That prompted someone to ask Larry Brown how the team would survive without him.
"We didn't survive with him or without him," Brown said with a laugh, referring to the team's 14-32 record. "I mean, I'm on life support."
If Marbury has to sit out until after the break, it would further reduce the possibility of his being traded before the Feb. 23 deadline. But a league official who has had recent conversations with Isiah Thomas said the Knicks are considering trading any player on their roster except Eddy Curry.
