NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The New York Knicks, locked in a dispute with guard Stephon Marbury over playing time, have told him to stay away from the team while a buyout is negotiated.
Marbury is being paid $21.7 million this season, the final year of his contract. He was suspended for one game, without pay, for refusing to play in last Wednesday's game against Detroit.