LANCE STEPHENSON RUMORS

Paul George has been commanding most of the headlines, but now we’re getting a window into the plan for the Indiana Pacers team he’s about to leave.Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star reported on Monday that the Pacers and general manager Kevin Pritchard are considering Lance Stephenson as the point guard for a rebuild phase. Stephenson returned for his second stint with the...

Lance Stephenson thinks the uproar he caused in Tuesday’s victory over the Toronto Raptors was a prime case of talking the talk without walking the walk.In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Stephenson called out the Raptors for a similar late-game breakaway basket by guard Norman Powell at the end of a blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers back in November. Stephenson’s late...

It didn’t take Lance Stephenson long to stir up some major drama in his return to the Indiana Pacers. In just the wing’s second game back with Indiana, he sparked a late-game scuffle against the Toronto Raptors.With his team leading by 15 late in Tuesday’s game, Stephenson took an outlet pass and laid the ball in as time pretty much expired in the fourth quarter. There are...

Did you hear that Lance Stephenson is coming back to play in the NBA? He returned to the Indiana Pacers on a three-year deal and is set to see his first action next Tuesday. And apparently, it’s going to be epic. “It’s gonna probably be like Michael Jordan coming back to play in the NBA or something like that,” said Stephenson. “Or somebody coming out of retirement. I know...

Not even Born Ready was ready for the call he received earlier this month.Lance Stephenson said Friday he almost cried when Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird called him to return to the team, per local reporter Mark Montieth. The 26-year-old Stephenson was drafted by the Pacers in 2010 and enjoyed the best seasons of his NBA career there. But he left the team in 2014, kicking off...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a temporary replacement for Zach LaVine: Lance Stephenson.With LaVine going down with a season-ending ACL injury, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports the Timberwolves have signed the Stephenson to a 10-day contract. Stephenson’s career has been full of ups-and-downs.The 26-year-old was one of the league’s most polarizing players as a member...

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday will hold a tryout during which Lance Stephenson, Mario Chalmers, Kirk Hinrich and Jordan Farmar will work out for the team.Whether or not the tryout is the organization’s way of acquiescing to LeBron James’ expletive-ridden complaints last week concerning the depth of the team’s roster is unknown, but the superstar made note of a shared...

Anthony Davis’ supporting cast is officially down to skin and bones. The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Saturday that swingman Lance Stephenson has been diagnosed with a groin injury that will require surgery. There is currently no timetable for his return. The 26-year-old Stephenson had managed 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game in the team’s first six contests...

New team, same Lance Stephenson. Stephenson has a reputation for getting into it with his opponents and teammates alike, and that was the case in Sunday’s playoff matchup against the Spurs. It was only the first matchup of the series, but Stephenson wasted no time and made sure to whine and throw up his hands after not getting the ball on one possession. He tried his best to...

By Vincent Frank. Enigmatic guard Lance Stephenson would surely make the Los Angeles Clippers a more talented team, but bringing in someone of that ilk might disrupt the locker room. According to Yahoo Sports NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, that’s exactly what Doc Rivers and company are considering. The scribe is reporting that the Clippers and Charlotte Hornets are engaged...