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Knicks star Marbury steps into gender squabble

Knicks star Stephon Marbury wasn't trying to be controversial when he donated 3,000 pairs of his branded Starbury One shoes to city high school basketball players last year.

Yet by giving the shoes only to boys' varsity teams, the Coney Island native drew attention to what some say is a glaring inequality between boys and girls athletics in New York City public schools.

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