Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Though FIBA gave the OK for NBA players to head overseas during the NBA lockout, one high-profile player who’s already in China says they should be careful what they wish for.

Stephon Marbury, a former All-Star who has played the last two seasons in China, says Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire aren’t cut out for life in the Chinese Basketball Association.

Both players stated a willingness to play in China during a recent promotional tour in the country.

“I don’t think those guys will want to go through it,” Marbury told the New York Post. “China is not for everybody — a whole ‘nother world. I don’t think they’re going to go there, not the big-time guys. Maybe they’d come for a little bit, but if the season is cancelled for the year, I don’t think they’d want to stay. They’ll want to go home.

“I don’t think Carmelo Anthony is going to run like they want to run in practice,” Marbury added. “They want to run you to death. The first time I got there, they ran in practice for two straight hours. I said, ‘Is that what we have to do every practice?’ ”

Marbury also cited bus and train-heavy travel as a potential stumbling block for players accustomed to the NBA lifestyle.

WRITTEN BY Staff report/Sporting News
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