We already knew that Stephon Marbury was out there. And by out there, I mean from a different planet. He’s responsible for one of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever seen, and he also owns one of the oddest tattoos I’ve seen as well. And apparently he picked up some Phil Jackson literature in the offseason because he’s become quite the philosopher lately. Witness his jawing with Eddie House of the Celtics in their pre-season game:

After Marbury drew a foul on Kendrick Perkins and hit two free throws, he turned and screamed at House, from midcourt: “You’re a bum!”

When play returned to the Celtics’ side of the court, House chirped, “Don’t worry about me. You better worry about Ray Allen,” whom Marbury was guarding. Marbury shot back, “You’re nothing!” then added, “You’re caught up in basketball. Get caught up in life.”

That is incredible. Seriously, of all the things in the world, why should House be worrying about basketball, right? Couldn’t he be out helping starvation in the world instead or putting sneakers on kids’ feet one at a time? A nice find by Straight Bangin’, passed on by M. Watson, proprietor of the greatest Detroit Pistons blog around. It’s nice to know where Steph’s head is at.

UPDATE: We now have a picture of Marbury’s tattoo

I’m a fan of Stephon Marbury and his Starbury shoes. Come on, anyone who sells a real pair of basketball sneakers for less than 20 bucks is pretty awesome. And with Steve and Barry’s filing for bankruptcy, Steph’s cut a deal with Amazon to sell the shoes for less than 10 bucks. Sounds like a good deal to me. Problem is Stephon himself may be a little too in love with his shoes, or rather, his logo.

Stephon Marbury bounded off the Knicks’ team bus at Vegas’ Valley High last night – a new tattoo inscribed on his left temple. The “3″ logo found on his Starbury sneaker and apparel line is now a permanent part of his bald head.

Good thing the permanent tattoo ink wasn’t used on his Knick jersey.

Marbury’s explained his tats in a video with Dime Magazine, and many of his other ones have personal significance such as the names of his children and their birthdays. Those are some of the tats he has on his neck. Now he’s got one on his dome. Nice. Can’t wait to see how it looks, though I’m guessing it ain’t too pretty.