<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW YORK (AP) -- Knicks star Stephon Marbury was sued for $34,000 by a security firm led by a former New York City police commissioner. The firm, SafirRosetti LLC, contends it provided security for Marbury between Jan. 6 and Jan. 19, 2004, for $42,312. Court papers say the player paid $8,000, leaving a balance, including interest, of $34,312. An invoice from the firm dated Jan. 29, 2004, shows it provided 454 hours of "personal protection services" for the 6-foot-2 point guard. The document also lists the hourly rates of various employees, and expenses for food and transportation. The rate for former police commissioner Howard Safir is $275 an hour, according to the document. </div> Source
