The former Knicks star wants to help his home state with a deal that would allow them to buy 10 million N95 masks at cost.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an enormous shortage of N95 surgical face masks all over the United States. New York has been hit incredibly hard by the outbreak, and former New York Knicks star Stephon Marbury couldn’t let himself sit idly by while people are in need.
Marbury, a Coney Island native who became a legend in the Chinese Basketball Association after his NBA career ended, still lives in Beijing. After he confirmed the price and the number of masks, Marbury called Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to start the ball rolling. However, when contacted hours later by The Post, state Department of Health spokeswoman Jill Montag said she “had no idea who the borough president spoke to” and that the state officials “in charge” of buying masks “want to talk to Stephon!”
Adams is also having trouble connecting with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office. Following the initial contact between Adams and de Blasio’s office, Adams’ office says that there was no response from de Blasio’s office.
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