Stephon Marbury mysteriously sat out last night's win over the Pistons with an alleged sore left ankle, prompting Isiah Thomas to question Marbury's future with the club.

Thomas and Stephon Marbury appear on the outs again.

"He's not playing tonight," Thomas said before last night's stunning 89-65 Garden rout of the Pistons. "So we'll cross that bridge when we come to it if he does decide to play again."

Thomas' reckless remark comes two days after Marbury made comments depicting frustration with his lesser role, referring to it as "passive."