Stephon Marbury blames PTSD from dad's death for woes with Knicks

Stephon Marbury blames 'posttraumatic stress' from dad's death for woes with Knicks
BY Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Sunday, May 3rd 2009, 1:18 AM

Stephon Marbury has finally revealed the cause of his tumultuous tenure with the Knicks - posttraumatic stress disorder following his father's sudden death.

The embattled former All-Star told his sob story to ESPN last week, saying it wasn't just clashes with team coaches that plagued his time in New York - it was the same clinically diagnosed illness that haunts many Iraq war vets.

"I had posttraumatic stress from different things going on," Marbury told ESPN. "\[My psychiatrist\] told me, 'You're a mess, basically.' "

"Everything that I went through this \[season\], it was tough," he said.

But less than three months after leaving New York for the Boston Celtics, Marbury said many of his demons are behind him.

"To end up in this situation, it's like you go from hell to being in heaven," he said.

Marbury discussed at length the despair he suffered after his father died during a Dec 2, 2007, game between the Knicks and the Phoenix Suns.

"I basically lost my mind when my father died," he said. "I was in shock. Going to a psychiatrist was the best thing I ever did."



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