馬布裏鼓勵科比退役後來CBA:這裏球迷更熱情

The NBA has been celebrating Kobe Bryant since his announcement last month that he is retiring after this season – his 20th in the league. But former NBA player Stephon Marbury says China's basketball fans would far exceed the adulation Bryant is receiving in the NBA if he were to wrap up his career in the Chinese Basketball Association.

自從上個月科比宣佈本賽季（這是他在NBA的第20個年頭）過後自己將會退役，NBA就一直在爲科比慶祝。但是前NBA球員馬布裏表示：如果科比願意來中國重新開始他的籃球事業，中國球迷對他的喜愛將遠遠超過他在NBA受到的喜愛。

They love him here. It is a little bit past love. It would be like the biggest thing ever in basketball here," Marbury told Yahoo Sports in a recent phone interview. "It would be beyond huge. Beyond big. I would definitely encourage it……They love basketball here. You can't control the excitement.

"中國球迷喜歡科比，甚至有點超越喜愛，科比來中國打球將會成爲中國籃球史上的大事件，"馬布裏對雅虎體育的記者說道，"那將超越偉大。而我一定會鼓勵科比來這裏……這裏的人熱愛籃球，你無法控制這種熱情。"

Marbury and Bryant are the only two members of the storied 1996 NBA draft class – which included Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Peja Stojakovic, Steve Nash, – who are still playing professionally. Bryant regularly takes off-season promotional trips to China and was the most popular member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

馬布裏和科比是僅有的兩位NBA96“黃金一代”仍在職業籃壇打球的人，包括阿倫·艾弗森、雷·阿倫、佩賈·斯托亞科維奇和史蒂夫·納什等同屆球員都已退役。科比每年休賽期都會來中國，而且在2008年的北京奧運會中獲得金牌，他也是那支球隊最受歡迎的球員。

Marbury was a two-time NBA All-Star who played 13 seasons after being selected fourth overall in 1996. The 38-year-old has found greater success in China, winning three titles since arriving in 2010.

馬布裏在96年第四順位被選中，之後的13年NBA職業生涯中曾兩次入選全明星。從2010年到中國之後，今年已經38歲的馬布裏在中國取得了更大的成功，曾經三次奪冠。

With games only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and no back-to-backs, Marbury believes Bryant could be effective playing in China and would enjoy the overall experience. But it is different.

由於CBA賽程只在星期三、星期五和星期日有比賽，而且沒有背靠背比賽，所以馬布裏認爲科比可以在CBA保持高效，同時享受這次海外打球的完整經歷。這是完全不同的一種經歷。

"I try to tell people that it's not easy playing here because you are always on the court playing," Marbury told Yahoo Sports. "You still got to put the ball in the hole. You still got to succeed. You still have a defense trying to stop you, and they're really trying to stop you because they know you are one of the best players.

“我努力告訴人們在這裏打球並不容易。”馬布裏說道，“你依然必須把球投進籃框，你依然必須取得成功。你依然會面對努力阻擋你的防守，而且對手真的會努力防守你，因爲他們知道你是最好的球員之一。”