2月7日，梅西登场门风波持续热议，前篮球巨星马布里通过社交媒体，批评了梅西和贝克汉姆。

马布里在社交媒体上写道：

如果你拿了钱，还不出场，那就是低劣的。我以为贝克汉姆在这方面懂得更多，但现在看来，他还是没有领悟到这里的文化，当然这也行，只是希望在未来，你们会理解，人们只想看到你对于比赛的热爱，看到你们对于这项运动在亚洲的发展做出的支持。下一代希望成为你的孩子们，他们需要你的正能量，我希望你们以后能为来看你们比赛的人们考虑更多。

马布里原文：

If you take the money and don’t play, that’s wack. I thought Beckham would know better after coming here for so long, but it seems he didn’t learn the culture, and that’s okay. Hopefully in the future, you will understand that the people only wanted your love for the game, and the support was about the growth of the game in Asia. Your energy was needed for the next generation of kids who want to be just like you. I pray you can observe the situation for the future people who will witness your play.