(XINHUA)

Former NBA star Stephon Marbury was granted Honorary Citizenship of Beijing on April 2 for leading the Beijing Ducks to their second consecutive Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) title.

The two-time NBA All-Star has found his footing in Beijing after first joining the CBA Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons before moving to the Beijing Ducks in 2011.

"Thank you Beijing for the key to the city. I'm truly blessed and favored for your love and respect. I will always give nothing but my all on and off the court in Beijing," Marbury said on his official microblogging account.