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Lance Stephenson will become a free agent this NBA offseason. The Indiana Pacers have declined Stephenson’s team option which was worth $4.3 million, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Stephenson was known for his unorthodox playing style with his ability to get under the skin of his opponents as well as make fans in […]

After being eliminated in last year’s playoffs, the Indiana Pacers were faced with star drama. Paul George informed the team he wouldn’t re-sign once his contract was up, sending the Pacers into trade finder mode. Ultimately, the Pacers decided to send George to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, confusing the NBA Twitter community. […]

It took a complete team effort for the Indiana Pacers to even force their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach Game 7, but not all of their players lived up to the expectations. One of those guys is Lance Stephenson who gets a lot of hype because of his antics against LeBron James, and […]

Lance Stephenson tipped his cap after his Indiana Pacers fell short of moving into the second round of the postseason, suffering a crucial 105-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 on Sunday. The Pacers faced a tough task on the road, playing against a star determined to play 48 minutes to propel his […]

For the first time in these playoffs, the Indiana Pacers find themselves trailing in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s after Lance Stephenson and company absorbed a 98-95 road loss against LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Pacers could have actually ended the game on top had Victor Oladipo’s […]

Through their playoff battles between the Cleveland Cavaliers/Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, LeBron James and Lance Stephenson have established an interesting rivalry over the years. While there is a major discrepancy in talent, Stephenson’s antics towards James can be considered as entertaining or annoying. As the first round series shifts back to Cleveland, the Cavaliers […]

With a pivotal Game 4 of the first round series between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers set for Sunday night, veteran shooting guard Lance Stephenson believes that the Pacers have the Cavs right where they want them. According to an article written by Mike Wells of ESPN, Stephenson opened up about his mentality heading into […]

Apart from calling the plays and managing the players’ minutes, a coach’s job also involves protecting his players. Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan did exactly this when he saw Lance Stephenson fall to the floor after an apparent push from LeBron James. Yet lady luck was not on his side. It seemed that he […]

As the Indiana Pacers get ready for game one of their opening round playoff series with the Cleveland Cavaliers they are going to need everyone to play at their best if they want to pull off the series upset. That includes Lance Stephenson who looked to be on his way out of the league last […]

Lance Stephenson had the highlight of the night against the Charlotte Hornets for all the right and wrong reasons, perfectly summing up who he is as a player. The Brooklynite trailed a gathering Dwight Howard and pinned his shot off the glass, which ricocheted and found an open Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who slammed it home as Stephenson […]

The Indiana Pacers closed out their 2017-18 regular-season campaign with a 119-93 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. Following the game, Pacers forward Lance Stephenson remained on the court to sign a few pieces of memorabilia, as it was Fan Appreciation Night inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After a few successful tosses, Stephenson actually […]

There is only one Lance Stephenson. And NBA fans love him. On Tuesday night, Stephenson pulled off an epic chasedown block on Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard. He celebrated on the court right after it but the ball was still live allowing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to clean up the shot and score, all the while Lance […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Lance Stephenson is trying to take over the crown as the sneaker king of the NBA. Though his latest sneaker snafu against the Los Angeles Lakers could cost him some reputation. Stephenson wore a custom pair of Nike Air Huarache 2K4, one of the first shoes The Black Mamba wore with Nike […]

Since entering the league back in 2010, Lance Stephenson has mastered the art of getting into his opponent’s heads with his on-court antics. He has been involved in some skirmishes in the past, where he showed a lot of gamesmanship and even received some shoves from opposing players. Tuesday’s game between the Indiana Pacers and […]

Lance Stephenson has always been a good NBA talent, but he has been known for his antics on the court that he uses to try and get under the opponent’s skin. Some of the Indiana Pacers guard’s antics are just fun humor, but at times he is taking it too far. According to Gery Woelfel […]

Throughout the years, Lance Stephenson has managed to come up with some in-game antics that usually results to him getting under the skin of his opponents. On Monday, he once again found a way to get John Henson off his game, as he intentionally tripped him while getting down on defense to the Milwaukee Bucks’ […]

Throughout his NBA career, Lance Stephenson has shown that he is not shy to pull some some antics on the court to try and get his opponets off their games. From the time he blew into LeBron James’ ear in 2014, to busting some dance moves while driving to the basket earlier this season, he […]

Lance Stephenson blowing into LeBron James’ ear back in the 2014 playoffs is one of the most unforgettable moments in the NBA in recent memory. It goes to show how far he’ll go to take his opponents off their games, and also became the subject of a lot of memes and trolls at that time. […]

Lance Stephenson of the Indiana Pacers has always been known as quite the jokester around the NBA, but it also appears that a good dancer is going to have to be added to his resume. Lance being Lance like always 😂 (via @GRIII) pic.twitter.com/TZ9g51idWp — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) February 23, 2018 Evidently, he tried […]

Lance Stephenson is truly one of the most exciting players in the NBA. He is often known for his many flashy plays that either turn into a highlight or a disaster. Stephenson rose to prominence for his solid play with the Indiana Pacers and his weird interactions with LeBron James. After jumping around from team […]

NBA stars make teams better, but role players are what makes teams able to contend. We can validate this by citing the 2015 championship run of the Golden State Warriors. While Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green all had historic seasons, it was the Warriors’ bench made the team unstoppable for extended periods of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is not to be messed with. The 7-foot giant from New Zealand is a physical player, and the Indiana Pacers had a firsthand taste at just how physical he is when the two tames played each other Wednesday, a game OKC won 100-95. Perhaps the best example of just […]

Indiana Pacers forward Lance Stephenson was dragged into a college basketball controversy recently as his alma matter Cincinnati faced bitter rivals Xavier. After the game, Xavier head coach Chris Mack alleged that in one meeting between the two teams in 2009-10, Stephenson called Mack the n-word, an allegation he denies, according to Jim Ayello of […]

NBA players are multitalented. Many of them play different sports, have business ventures or even pursue acting careers. A host of players also have musical talent. Damian Lillard is the best of example of that currently, having recently released a rap album. But it seems that the duo of Lance Stephenson and Victor Oladipo could […]

Lance Stephenson didn’t exactly put too much effort into his Halloween “costume” this year. The Indiana Pacers swingman claims he’s already dressed up with his costume since he’s going as “Sir Lancelot.” But instead of a sword and a suit of armor, Stephenson’s interpretation of the legendary character looks a lot like an NBA player. […]

After a successful start to the Paul George era, the Indiana Pacers traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Following playoff disappointments, George informed the Pacers he would not re-sign in 2018 and reportedly had an eye on the Los Angeles Lakers. With the Pacers forced to […]

Lance Stephenson loves to drop some bars, but he thinks he isn’t the best in the NBA when it comes to rap. Instead, the Indiana Pacers guard believes another player is worthy of the title “Best Baller-Rapper.” In an interview with Bleacher Report following the release of his latest track “Better Believe It,” Stephenson – […]

For the first time in his career, All-Star forward Paul George will be donning another uniform other than the Indiana Pacers. It’s also something that longtime teammate Lance Stephenson is looking forward to when the Pacers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder this upcoming season, according to Bleacher Report’s Brian Josephs.  “Paul, like I said, […]

In his first stint with the Indiana Pacers, Lance Stephenson was one of the most entertaining players in the league. After playing for five teams in three years, the shooting guard is back with the team he had the most success with. In a wide-ranging interview with Brian Josephs of Bleacher Report, Stephenson discussed numerous […]

Now with 10 teams down, Visual Concepts NBA2K18’s list of classic teams is beginning to come down to the wire. Some of the team choices have been a bit controversial but are included in the game along with current and past era teams to give players a plethora of squads to choose from. This brings […]

Lance Stephenson has been through the wringer to finally be the face of the Indiana Pacers. After being drafted by the team in 2010 and playing his way to a starter role in 2014, the Brooklynite was well on his way to an extension and growing into his role, but ultimately chose to part ways […]

The NBA has been steadily releasing the latest line of game jerseys around the league for the 2017-18 season that are sponsored by Nike. The Indiana Pacers are the latest team to unveil their uniforms for the upcoming year. In light of that, veteran forward Lance Stephenson had an intriguing quote on how he initially felt […]

The Indiana Pacers may be preparing for life after Paul George, but not everyone is. George stated his intentions to pack his bags and move to Los Angeles with the Lakers as soon as his current contract ends, but one player is against it. Pacers guard Lance Stephenson may have just found his way back home […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Lance Stephenson announced he will go back to wearing the No. 1 jersey he donned in the past with the organization. After a short stint wearing No. 6 upon his return to the team late in the season, teammate Kevin Seraphin was kind enough to surrender the jersey number to his friend — deed he […]

With reports on Paul George already informing the Indiana Pacers of his intention to become a free agent next summer and his preference to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, his current team is wasting no time to plan ahead and prepare for their future without him. Possible trade scenarios centered on George have emerged along with speculations on […]

Harkening back to the days when the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers were battling it out in the Eastern Conference Finals for two straight years, LeBron James and Lance Stephenson have a bit of history. Stephenson tried to get a mental edge of James back then and continues to try to rattle the Cavs superstar in Indiana’s […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George clarified the comments toward two of his teammates that he made throughout the series. Upon a last-second loss in Game 1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, George insisted he should be the one to get the ball in the last seconds of a game and take the shot after teammate C.J. Miles had […]

Despite the immediate impact Lance Stephenson has had since re-joining the Indiana Pacers, Paul George still thinks he needs to learn some more in order to become a better player. The 26-year-old Fresno State product called out his teammate, via Malika Andrews of Yahoo! Sports, for the lack of control he has on himself during […]

Instantly injecting the Pacers with a much needed jolt of energy, Lance Stephenson has played well since signing with Indiana near the end of the regular season. Stephenson though, with his antics and wild shots can be a rather confusing player at times. So naturally, it is not too surprising to see Stephenson hit a shot […]