A New York City native, Marbury spent five seasons with the Knicks during his 13-year NBA career and said his gesture was a way to give back to his community.
he had arranged for a supplier in China, where he has lived for the last decade, to sell the N95 masks at a price of $2.75 each, almost a two-thirds discount on their original retail price of $7.50.The masks would be delivered in five weekly shippings of two million units each.
The fourth overall pick of the 1996 draft said his gesture was simply a means to give back to the community. "I have family there in Coney Island, a lot of family [...] who are affected by this, so I know how important it is for people to have masks during this time." "We've been communicating back and forth with the city and state, and for some reason they are saying they don't need any more masks, but the hospitals are saying they do," Adams was quoted as saying.contacted state Department of Health officials, however, a spokesperson for the department suggested they were unaware of the issues raised by Adams and wanted to speak directly with Marbury instead.
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