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Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: You played with LeBron James in 2018 and you’re watching him now in the 2025-26 season. What is the biggest difference in his game today? Lance Stephenson: Man! He’s always been a team player, but I feel like now he’s super team. He’s all about winning; it’s not about stats anymore. He’s making sure the younger guys are ready. I just see that he’s trying to win a ‘chip. He’s not worried about scoring; he’s just trying to make the right play. He always did that, but I feel like he’s gone to the next level with it. I’m happy for him because he’s showing the youth that you can be effective in all ways. That’s what I like about LeBron. You can’t hate on him, man! [laughs].
Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: Beyond the court, you’ve been busy. Tell me about the clothing line and your other ventures. Lance Stephenson: I’m just starting something new. I’ve been out the league and I’m just trying to find myself. I’ve been rapping, I’ve been in movies, I have clothing lines coming out… I’m just trying to have fun, man. Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: On the music side, who would you compare your rap flow to? Lance Stephenson: I feel like I can do it all. I have no comparisons. There is a lot of talent out here, but I try to do singing, I try to do country—I’m trying to do all types of stuff. I’m trying to do everything. I do rap and I have a lot of music; I just put out a piece of it recently.
Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: People on the outside often think you and Michael Beasley have beef, but the reality is the opposite. What’s the truth there? Lance Stephenson: Michael Beasley? Man, we grew up together. We spent years playing against each other and playing on the same teams. But when you’re playing one-on-one, all that “friends” stuff goes out the window.
Lance Stephenson on blowing in LeBron James’ ear: I feel like everybody respected him too much. I'm like, bro, he's a regular person. I wanted to win so bad. And you know, back in the day, you couldn't even touch him or he getting a foul. So, I was trying to figure out a way like… Fan: that's New York. You got to you got to poke your head. You got to see what's going on. Stephenson: Yeah. I feel like that's a foul without touching somebody.
Lance Stephenson: I still have nightmares to this day. I feel like if we would have got past LeBron and the Heat, we' be champs. When I see LeBron like, man, dude, stop. That's the only person that in my whole career and life that stopped me from getting a chip. Like I've never been stopped getting a chip.
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Q. Describe what really happened during your practice fight with Evan Turner. Lance Stephenson: Oh my god. So, we getting ready for practice and we running through D-Wade's plays and so we take turns. So he D-Wade, and I'm D-Wade. So Bynum is on the on the sideline like, "Nah, Lance ain't playing like D-Wade. Lance is really playing like Lance. He killing you!” So Evan started playing like hard defense, and we know we’re getting ready for the game. We ain't trying to get hurt. I'm trying to stay sharp cuz I'm starting. So I'm getting ready for D-Wade, he is a big problem. So we’re getting like a little pushing match and I'm like, ‘All right, chill.’ I ain't want no scatter. You know, once New York dude gets tight, it's hard to stop him, right? It's hard. So he went like, ‘Yo, don’t, like he tried to touch me like, one of these joints.’ I went Undertaker… Slam (Stephenson makes gesture of grabbing someone from the neck and throwing him to the floor). I went crazy. Q: Most fights I see in the city, they start that way.
And Kuminga remains a square peg in a system designed for those who fit neatly into round holes. “One guy that was put in a similar situation is Paul George when he got to Indiana,” one NBA front-office executive tells NBC Sports Bay Area. “When he got there, they were right on the cusp. Danny Granger was playing in front of him, and Lance Stephenson was there. And eventually, he was able to play with that David West group; they were competing for championships. “But it was like the perfect setup for Paul. They weren’t a big-market team, but they were a good team. He got a chance to grow while they were trying to win. And a lot of his mistakes weren't as magnified as Kuminga’s have been because of the team he is on.”
Lance Stephenson is demanding an end to the sex toy-throwing chaos at WNBA games -- not just out of respect for the players, but also for the young fans in the crowd. The longtime NBA star made things crystal clear to TMZ Sports this week ... following a fourth incident where a dildo was launched onto the court during a W contest. "I got kids," Stephenson said. "For them to see that on the floor, man, I mean like, I'd be devastated." "Stop doing that stuff, man. A lot of kids be at the games. We're supporting the girls, we're trying to get the girls' games to keep leveling up, and it's going great right now. So, for them to keep doing stuff like that, it's making us not wanting to bring our kids to the game. So they need to stop that."
Lance Stephenson: I don't regret none of everything I did in my career. But one year, the year that I left Pacers to go to the Hornets, once I got paid, like I didn't keep that hunger. I kind of slowed it down like you know once you get paid… I got a car. I got houses. I got like I was hyped like all my friends I'm on top of the I'm like this. I go to my hood. I'm doing music videos. I felt like at that moment right there, I should have just went started going harder and harder and harder. And that's the only part of the only part of my career I feel like, damn, I should have changed that right there.
Who is your basketball GOAT? Lance Stephenson: Michael Jordan is number one. T-Mac is the reason I wore number one — had all his sneakers. My school was Adidas-sponsored, so I repped T-Mac. Also, Oscar Robertson. I feel like my game is like his — pass, shoot, attack — all-around player.
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Chris Haynes: BIG3 Sources: After extensive review, Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson will avoid suspensions for their on-court altercation that spilled into stands on Saturday. Both issued warnings and given leniency due to being rookies getting accustomed to physicality of league. pic.x.com/EwBja2M7HI
BIG3 Sources: After extensive review, Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson will avoid suspensions for their on-court altercation that spilled into stands on Saturday. Both issued warnings and given leniency due to being rookies getting accustomed to physicality of league. pic.twitter.com/EwBja2M7HI
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 17, 2025
Former NBA players Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson became embroiled in a chaotic brawl that spilled over into the crowd during their Big3 debuts on Saturday. Both Howard, who played for a number of teams throughout his 19-year NBA career, and ex-Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers guard Stephenson have joined the 3-on-3 basketball league this summer. And when they lined up against each other on the opening weekend of the season, tempers flared between the two men. After initially exchanging heated words, LA Riots center Howard pushed Stephenson's arm away as he lifted it up to his chest, which sparked an angry reaction from the Miami 305 player.
Dwight Howard had Lance Stephenson in a headlock. Stephenson responded by dragging him into the crowd near the media tables. This is how things escalated during Saturday’s BIG3 season opener between LA Riot and Miami 305. The game ended with both former NBA stars ejected before the final point was scored.
Michael Beasley can officially claim his supremacy in a one-on-one setting. The former 11-year pro defeated fellow NBA alum Lance Stephenson 31-21 in a 1-vs-1 matchup at TNC 02. Beasley took home the $100,000 prize with the win. The matchup was the main card of the event, with multiple other smaller matchups also occurring. Beasley was a first-round pick in 2008 and spent time with the Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks in his career. He last played in the 2018-19 season and averaged 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in his career.