2月7日，梅西登場門風波持續熱議，前籃球巨星馬布裡透過社交媒體，批評了梅西和貝克漢姆。
馬布裡在社交媒體上寫道：
如果你拿了錢，還不出場，那就是低劣的。我以為貝克漢姆在這方面懂得更多，但現在看來，他還是沒有領悟到這裡的文化，當然這也行，只是希望在未來，你們會理解，人們只想看到你對於比賽的熱愛，看到你們對於這項運動在亞洲的發展做出的支援。下一代希望成為你的孩子們，他們需要你的正能量，我希望你們以後能為來看你們比賽的人們考慮更多。
馬布裡原文：
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.
