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Stephon Marbury Gets Chinese Green Card; CBA Player Becomes First Foreign Celebrity To Become A Permanent Resident In China

Sophia Sanders   |

Jan 04, 2016 05:39 AM EST

Former New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury is the first foreign basketball player to receive a Chinese green card. Since joining the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 2010, the former NBA star also received the title of an honorary Beijing citizen, his own statue outside the arena and his own series of postage stamps.