![]() Harrington, who is mulling retirement, said there are sometimes 140 parts to making a shoe and Marbury could get as low as two cents per part in China, while a Chinese manufacturer would charge a US company more. Harrington said he believes Marbury makes a safe shoe at $5 because “his connections in China” allow him to get favorable manufacturing rates. The shoes are made in China in the same places. Home boy your paying 200 for Jordan's and they make them for 5 dollars. Marbury tweeted from his account earlier this month: Last month, as he promoted the upcoming re-release of his $15 “Starbury” shoes, Marbury took aim at Michael Jordan in a series of tweets comparing the two hoop stars’ sneakers.Īccording to research by Fox News, a pair of Jordan’s shoes retails anywhere from $70 to $220. In recent years, Carmelo Anthony aligned himself with the Jordan Brand and has a whole series of Jordan Melo M11 and Air Jordan Melos that retail for between $140 and $160, according to its websites. Harrington, when contacted by The Post, remembers it differently than Henry, saying his Protege shoe line cost more in the $9-to-$13 range to produce. Henry still believes in Marbury’s campaign to manufacture cheaper shoes, but said he wanted to speak out because Marbury’s inflammatory statements created misconceptions about shoe salesmen – not just Jordan - ripping off the public. ![]() Henry, who once produced a documentary on Marbury’s life and is now starting up a new discount shoe company called Ballstreet, said his former Protege shoes cost at least $16-$19 to make. I have already done it at Sears/KMart under my Protege brand.” A good shoe with the proper construction is going to run you between $30 to $40. “My knowledge and experience of creating the Protege shoe allows me to definitively say that I don’t care where you’re producing it that no, you cannot make a good, safe, high performance, technical shoe for five dollars,’’ Henry told The Post. Marbury with Rodney Henry in 2006 Courtesy of Stephen Jackson, Metta World Peace and Andrew Bynum also were involved in Henry’s business and developed their own branded lines of Protege sneakers. Those sneakers sold in K-Mart/Sears for a discounted $34.95. Soon after the Starburys became a hit, Henry broke off business ties with Marbury to start a competing discount line called Protege, with former Knicks forward Al Harrington. Marbury’s sixth season in China began last week. ![]() His Beijing team has won three CBA championships in the past four years, and there’s a statue of him in front of the arena. ![]() Marbury has become a legend in China since leaving the NBA in 2009. Henry partnered with Marbury in starting the pioneering “Starbury’’ line in 2006 that is about to make a comeback in China for the old price of $15. Rodney Henry says Marbury is exaggerating. Stephon Marbury blasts Knicks for hiring 'World Wide Wes'Īn old sneaker business partner of Marbury’s has come forward to dispute the former Knicks point guard’s recent claim that pricey Michael Jordan shoes can be made for as little as five dollars and the Bulls legend is ripping off kids. 36, with Stephon Marbury and Anthony Masonĭouble-slay suspect once beat murder charges related to Stephon Marbury's cousin Smith 'Uncle Tom' after Kyrie Irving rantĬounting down the 75 most important people in Knicks history: No.
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