Lance Stephenson didn't follow in LeBron's footsteps, so he spent 6 years bugging him | Beef History

Nobody would argue that LeBron James and Lance Stephenson have had anything closer to similar careers in pro basketball, but when they were high school phenoms, the possibility didn't seem all that impossible. Where LeBron met and even surpassed early expectations, Lance struggled, so once the two finally crossed paths in the NBA, it wasn't star vs. star. It was pest vs. pestered.
Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal
Shot by Alex Hawley
Edited by Jiazhen Zhang
Subscribe: goo.gl/Nbabae
Check out our full video catalog: goo.gl/9pMHRV
Visit our playlists: goo.gl/NvpZFF
Like SB Nation on Facebook: goo.gl/Pzcs7O
Follow on Twitter: goo.gl/5LI02D
Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/aY2FFK
Explore SB Nation: www.sbnation.com

[@SecretBaseSBN]

Hi KZbin friends - SB Nation is doing an audience survey so we can learn what y'all want more of from us, video and otherwise. If you have 10 minutes or so, please head here - www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XJCJPM - and fill it out. Thanks and where's Jon???

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Yeah, where is Jon?

[@godofdefeat]

Where is soccer outside of US?

[@nolanmoretti128]

This is the one that I requested thx

[@eanoworro1028]

LeBron coulda been so awesome if he hadntve went to Cavs

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

Brandon Phillips vs Yadier Molina.

[@spencerbowman5658]

Here’s a different idea for a Beef History: Enes Kanter and the Turkish Government

[@steveasare6135]

That's not cool to play with

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

They don’t need to “play with it”. Just make an informative episode about the situation, and why it’s happening.

[@damiakande242]

@@kevinmurtagh4996 Yh I'd defo watch this. But why is it actually happening tho?

[@demainmyhlem5930]

Spencer Bowman jokes aside i would so watch that

[@seannborba8416]

What is happening with enes and turkeys government? Someone let me know please

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

Part of me thinks that had the Pacers beaten the Cavs in the 2018 playoffs, Stephenson's head would have exploded and confetti would have popped out.

[@Rob72998]

LMFAOOO

[@yamacuzzientertainment6653]

Kingsman much?

[@infamousj-hkz8257]

Lmfao *Best Comment on here* whorayyy booommm

[@SimuLord]

Silly SBNation commenter, calls are for Cavs! (still mad about Game 5.)

[@clytnjms]

@COLLIN THOMPSON I was just going to say that. Oladipo wasnt consistent enough but he did hit that driving layup that would have put us by two. We blew them out Game 6. That was a very fun playoffs. We were expected to be terrible after trading Paul George

[@itsdaejon]

6:06 all D-Wade could do was laugh 😂

[@joey.thieme]

And then whined to the refs to eject Lance lol

[@ghog4792]

@@joey.thieme ruined the mood

[@neptunejuzi9651]

He can whine all he wants he's a nba legend my dawg 😂 lil man need show respect

[@oudatboyspinnin6314]

Joey Thieme So u one of thoose people??

[@joey.thieme]

Ou Dat Boy Spinnin nah bra I’m just saying he laughed and then played victim, ruined the moment by getting Lance T’d up

[@aleksj8529]

Actually tho we need more beef for more beef history. You guys should do beef history for teams like bears and packers.

[@schurgy16]

Packers-Seahawks from 2012-2016

[@Matt-qs2yf]

The most notorious one the Lakers and Celitics

[@nathandelman5980]

Eagles v Cowboys

[@aleksj8529]

What is the greatest beef of all time?

[@aleksj8529]

Probably uncle and lumbago from rdr2

[@FrankTheTankFitness]

Please do Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas Shaquille O’Neal vs Kobe Bryant Ray Allen vs Rajon Rondo Latrell Sprewell vs PJ Carlisemo Kevin Garnett vs Stephon Marbury George Karl vs Every best player he had coached

[@fulaan1]

Jamaal McKiller you should be consulting SB.

[@samuel2pac72]

Jamaal McKiller Kobe vs Raja Bell

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

I think they did Ray Allen vs Rondo

[@FrankTheTankFitness]

Dontdoittoyoself they did Kobe Bryant vs Ray Allen

[@smokesletsgo8180]

Yes, Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas. We need a video on that, because sb nation is obviously running out of video ideas

[@mda0379]

Back when 5 triple doubles in one season was a lot

[@seanld444]

Back before stat padding.

[@WitchYuki22]

@@seanld444 Imagine telling your center to stay away from rebounds so you can pad your stats lmao

[@nba_strictly_0870]

Yuki imagine being so good u get 10 rebounds a game but people call u a stat padded because their salty

[@siliziwencanywa1138]

@@WitchYuki22 The fast break can start way quicker with Russ rebounding than with Adams. Why is this so difficult to understand?

[@CWZimba]

@@siliziwencanywa1138 saltiness gets in the way of logic

[@OGKWAM]

Lance was that one goofy villain the superhero never really worried about 😂

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

Lance is the box ghost

[@ajfanotreally2523]

He’s like killcannon in invincible

[@kevvbmm]

Lance is everything you'd want in a defender. Explosive, annoying, and fearless.

[@kobebeef415]

and is also not that great of a defender

[@panner11]

@@kobebeef415 he's missing the most important aspect of defense though, which is discipline

[@me3ksdagoat279]

Aka Tony allen lol

[@WillJM81280]

You need to watch the NBA back when real defense was allowed to be played if you think he’s a “defender”.

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

@@panner11 faxxx

[@nothingxs]

My favorite part is at 6:07 where he flexes at D-Wade and Dwyane is just like... lmao real?

[@salad3401]

D-Wade has classsssss

[@stefantoana8551]

Fr XD

[@christianalbarran6544]

Shuanggg yup then afterwords he asks the referees for a tech

[@yourfellowsimmer5368]

He's underrated imo. Honestly if he wasn't so inconsistent he could've been a multi all-star level player.

[@vanitasthomas4829]

He is very underrated. He has all the skills and was on fire when he was in Indiana. He was actually one of the reasons I used to watch the Pacers, sometimes just for his antics alone.

[@yourfellowsimmer5368]

@@vanitasthomas4829 not just that but his locker room presence really boosted the team chemistry.

[@dener22119]

He's so weird, he can be the best and the worst player on the court at any given moment, depends on the day.

[@MrWill1729]

You just contradicted himself. He's not underrated because he's inconsistent. What good would LeBron James be if he only played like LeBron James once every 5 games

[@willybeeman8468]

YourFellowSimmer honestly! Lance really a dog off the leash, he really go ham. Just inconsistent.

[@WestCoasting206]

Kobe was the same way with Ron Artest and Matt Barnes. They tried to get under his skin but there was a form of a respect from Kobe for having the balls to even try.

[@eanoworro1028]

Matt Barnes got a phone call from Kobe sometime after that and ended up on the Lakers.

[@WestCoasting206]

Donae Morrow Kobe tried to recruit Raja Bell in 2010 even after all the crap between those two.

[@koreypaul6698]

@@WestCoasting206 Raja Bell still hates Kobe

[@voltaire6062]

@@WestCoasting206 Kobe is the ultimate competitor and I think he likes having guys with that same fire in them

[@ValensBellator]

Artest’s personality kind of reminds me of Lance now that you mention it... he was just a little more prone to violence and a lot better overall heh

[@ThePeachTube]

Miss the 2012-14 Pacers. So much fun to watch

[@davicito4841]

PG dunking on Birdman is such a great memory

[@ThePeachTube]

@@davicito4841 💯just a vicious dunk

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

It all came crumbling down when PG broke his leg, West got old, and Hibbert lost his soul

[@christianalbarran6544]

Nathaniel Levesque that’s cuz PG slept with his girl

[@kyeh8445]

Pacers back on the come up tho 💯

[@bruceU]

lance blowing in lebron's ear might be one of the most iconic camera shots in basketball in my lifetime

[@Indiana_Jones-Z]

Please do Reggie Miller & John Starks next

[@jadentesai]

No Reggie Miller and spike Lee lmaoo

[@joelisai6855]

Should be Reggie & everyone inNew York

[@smokesletsgo8180]

Idc if it was covered in a 30 for 30. It would make a better video than this, or even worse. That God awful obj and josh norman video I'm still trying to get over how bad that video was

[@samuel2pac72]

Kobe did it first, twice with Matt Barns and Ron Artest. I think it’s a Laker thing lol 🤔

[@KimarKurosaski]

Samuel Gonzalez From my memory Kobe also pushed hard for them to get Raja Bell who he had some issues with. I think Kobe like players with that dog in em. Maybe Lebron thinks he needs some of that to combat the Warriors.

[@koreypaul6698]

@@KimarKurosaski Speaking of, why hasn't there been a beef history on Kobe and Bell? There were some flagrant fouls. Been asking for that for awhile now...

[@gsignaturemessage]

Jordan and Pippen kind of did that with Rodman. No love lost with those Pistons matchup but they agreed when Phil approached them about getting him. And Kobe didn’t really request Ron, Ron offered his services lol

[@Eagles2020]

Samuel Gonzalez Kobe was the first to do what?

[@KaleEb449]

Idk why I think Maginka's plan is bringing in tough teammates to handle, to give the young guys some character. They're all good players that any team would want, but I'm sure there's some ulterior motive.

[@GPacman35]

Gotta love that Wade laugh at 6:07

[@rayanmbadiwe2133]

when u see a mafia city ad

[@DJ-ys9pv]

He looked at him like "you must be a South Pole elf" lmao

[@poorlittlesheep4098]

6:08 that smirk on DWade tho lmao. "you're soo ejected bro"

[@clytnjms]

That was funny Man. I never noticed that

[@MatrixZoomZ]

Lance was the only player who got in Lebrons head. Thats why Lebron wanted him on the Lakers.

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

Ethan Fruit Lance never got in LeBron’s head Lance even admitted he couldn’t get through

[@michaelsese2291]

Kawhi??

[@jeremybrown9611]

@@michaelsese2291 nope he barely even speaks, his game was strong...it spoke for him!

[@michaelsese2291]

@@jeremybrown9611 Yes you are definitely right but I was talking more about his defense than his trash talk that got into LeBron's head like in the 2014 Finals

[@jimmyp9105]

Josh Howatd idk. Lebron got couple techs. And was visually irratated by him.

[@ronangelopena906]

Lance is my favorite player. I don't know why I get chuckles everytime I see him around LeBron.

[@stephenasmith8926]

It makes me laugh now seeing them as teammates. I can just imagine Lance blowing in his face

[@accountname9872]

@@stephenasmith8926 I'm a bandwagon LeBron fan but anyways I wish he was still a Laker

[@logan3645]

The league would be so boring without people like lance and pat bev.

[@rickygill661]

Yeah you need the jokesters cant be so serious all the time

[@lovehenegan6064]

Nah, Lance is legit. Pat is trash

[@logan3645]

Love Henegan are we watching the same dude?

[@lovehenegan6064]

@@logan3645 yeah but I don't like the way pat plays

[@logan3645]

Love Henegan I mean I guess to each their own but I think he’s super entertaining and one of the last real gritty competitors left

[@jeffa3316]

These “ beef history” videos are awesome!!!!! Thank you!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@BillDotree]

so much detail. SB Nation is so underrated. This would be the best content if aired on ESPN

[@wxracer23]

Lance stephenson the lebron whispherer

[@Edward-bv7ju]

I agree

[@gmwdim]

First it was Lebron vs Stevenson, now it’s Lebron vs Stephenson.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Right lmao😂

[@gumibeeo]

Lebron vs Stefenson when?

[@DamadapakingDLB]

Lebron vs. Stephen (curry)

[@skynyrdjesus]

But will he keep playing long enough to beef with Stephen's son?

[@x1fearless-699]

I love how 5 triple doubles led the league back then😂

[@Aangs112]

legit look forward to these vids. thank you

[@artur5308]

This videos are something else, man. Keep up the good work.

[@MosMoney187]

Lance had Brooklyn going crazy like Sebastian Telfair and Stephon Marbury

[@anthonyriche552]

He sure did! But I always thought Marbury and Telfair were better pro prospects than Lance. Crazy how Telfair tore it up at Lincoln but not so much in the pros. He just couldn't adjust his game enough.

[@vanitasthomas4829]

Been waiting for this one lol. Never clicked on a video so fast.

[@vanitasthomas4829]

@Erik Lerström Yeah he had a notorious upbringing I remember. But after his first stint in Indiana stopped, it all eventually went away. He seems to be doing much better now and staying out of trouble.

[@jackcolemiller9305]

Thanks for the video sb

[@CoinOpTV]

gonna have to get 'em both on the 'kiss cam' now

[@SuperPenaltyBros]

HUH?

[@Syrilax]

@Chef Bhatta Chicken Curry There was a case in which LeBron and Dwayne Wade (both playing for the Heat at the time) were on the kiss cam and they had their heads held down the entire time 😂😂

[@SuperPenaltyBros]

@@Syrilax lol that’s hard to believe but it is what it is

[@Syrilax]

@@SuperPenaltyBros kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Pac2WkfrmobZo

[@superguy1192]

Beef history between Steve Nash and Mark Cuban

[@milan7861]

Sean Tilley was there actual beef? Other than not resigning him due to age

[@accountname9872]

@@milan7861 or cocaine

[@G59Lover]

Nobody: No one: Not a single soul: Lance: *Blows in ear*

[@accountname9872]

Cocaine

[@jackmilham8237]

yoooooooooooooooooooooo my this series is amazing and will go further than you expect

[@JJBlackner]

4:19 dude wtf lance stayed on his feet 😂

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Wow. That was wild looking lol

[@rafaellariosa4815]

We're gonna need a Draymond vs Lebron beef history in the future

[@nasifazher6653]

theryre friends and buisness partners tho

[@henrysteiner8136]

Draymond vs Steven Adams Australian parr’s?

[@henrysteiner8136]

Parts?

[@carlyata1]

Dray works for Bron though.

[@ll1dnndndn]

@@carlyata1 What does dray do for lebron? business wise.

[@CoachJoeTWT]

6:06 DWade’s smile at Lance 😂😂😂😂

[@mittkobe]

Very crisp editing, whoever edits these is doing a great job.

[@tannerclarke1400]

This was really well made good job guys

[@__-ci5vo]

Been waiting for this for a while

[@Sheckyize]

That pacer heat rivalry was one my fav of all time

[@tommyg_f1]

Finally!! Been waiting for this forever

[@morganzimmerglass9925]

These videos are awesome. Well done.

[@supbrad13]

For goodness sake please hit a jazz fan up with a rewind on Stocktons buzzer beater that sent the Jazz to the finals cmon:) everyone loves seein a mad charles Barkley too lol

[@mcdibbles6611]

I’m surprised you guys took a while to make this

[@ctnative203]

real good job on this story i had to sub after this.

[@blowchunkz]

These videos are always so damn good and informative.

[@CrackerBarrelkid555]

I’m a pacers fan and that 2012-2013 was so great everyone from Indiana loved Lance

[@tozen25]

Do an NFL coaching tree Chart Party

[@omarali-badia8747]

Been waiting on this one for a long time. Best Beef Ending.

[@Hadi-vt4pr]

Love this channel pls do more vids

[@RudieObias]

Did you know the Cleveland Cavaliers have the most #1 picks in NBA history?

[@derektorres3705]

Rudie Obias And maybe this year again...

[@Wangste002]

There can only be one Chosen One tho

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

Yup, because they’ve always been one of the worst teams in the league whenever LeBron wasn’t there lol. And worst team in the league = #1 pick!

[@gmwdim]

One of them was Anthony Bennett though.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Hell yea😆

[@beenthererunthat1]

gotta do russ and embiid down the road

[@vanlastname6877]

Jaden Kimble I read that like the rapper Russ

[@arb8991]

Vanman000 ur stupid

[@C280S]

Russ and Zaza

[@accountname9872]

@@vanlastname6877 who listens to Russ I forget he existed untill I read this

[@BLAQIrving]

Wow😭 I don’t even be remembering things like this in the league happen. Really good video!

[@kenandon5340]

The 2018 cavs vs pacers series is the best funny&hardest battle between Lance&Bron

[@skippythealien9627]

My first year of high school was lebron's senior year and i remember vividly the insane amount of hype this guy got from day 1 of stepping on a nba court it really cannot be understated the massive expectations that the media and fans placed on LBJ from the beginning. not many people could have stayed steady, let alone thrive in a situation like that. You have to give lebron a ton of credit and respect

[@nyirobiojulu3743]

Great video

[@trenpire]

do more football beefs like teams and also do a series talking about great comebacks or other great stories in sports

[@Tstewa4869]

2013 Lance - "He's got a little growing up to do" 2019 Lance - *Strums on Westbrook

[@SimuLord]

As a Pacers fan, Lance was fantastic and entertaining and I'm glad I never have to watch him play basketball on my favorite team again. Like Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard said, "some nights Lance was the best player on our team and some nights he was the best player on the other team."

[@maggooo.1199]

please make also a series about beef between franchises

[@alpdilmen6493]

extremely underrated channel

[@T-W-M]

I loved this time period. The Pacers & Heat rivalry aka “Beat the Heat” I’m a Pacers fan and it was pretty exciting. Lance put the cherry on top. We knew we were gonna lose but didn’t matter cause it was entertaining

[@KByrd80]

LOL at The Comment the Fan Left on Lances Instagram Page 😂😂😂😂 7:54

[@hamdog3011]

6:06 love how Dywane Wade just smiles at him lol

[@o_kneepixel]

Daniel Briere vs Alex Ovechkin. There was some crazy Flyers v Capitals games when those two were on the ice together.

[@TheOfficialKNGaming]

Wenger vs mourinho please!!

[@Kdar088]

I always loved how D Wade reacted when he taunted him. He couldn't help but laugh.

[@FrederickFatallaTampus]

Nice Video SB Nation! ^_^

[@chrisartis9585]

"Led the league with 5 triple doubles" How times have changed.

[@WhelmedButReady]

I'm sorry but Joakim Noah is LeBron's greatest adversary in terms of real beef. Do a Beef History on that

[@spencermyers6070]

Please do more of these!!! I would LOVE to see Dwight Howards beef with Kobe Bryant

[@emptycoinjar5213]

This is a good episode.

[@pedronavas8994]

Do Mauro icardi and maxi lopez

[@ZESTYMELON]

1:15 the left guy’s face 😂😂😂

[@umarb7325]

pre-conference fentanyl had him tripping balls

[@clytnjms]

Dude was high as fucl

[@ammarnapata2193]

Love the music tracks in this video

[@nagatouchiha753]

beautiful writing mate

[@sanjeevkumar616]

Damn!!! He played for so many teams

[@ciaoarrivederci5411]

You should have your own tv show.... So well done!!!!

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

The one we’ve all been waiting for 🤣🤣💯💯

[@yingdong9175]

6:05 Wade: I love this guy XD

[@LightYagami583]

7:08 one of the best NBA memes of all time

[@supremeleem9488]

Where can I find that background violin music. I really love it adds suspense

[@quintintarantino2485]

Dame Danny @3:46 you said first AND last NAMES 😂

[@Thisguy2532]

When five triple doubles in a season was a lot lmao

[@scotty1786]

I still love and miss Lance on the Pacers.

[@lakewoodforever9198]

Nice video

[@animeweeb7255]

Cool video

[@MKush24]

Please you need to do Mauro Icardi and Maxi Lopez in soccer. Trust me!!!

[@jackgraves5717]

Why does this feel like American vandal lmao

[@kaOnye]

Damn this was DOPE. Not gonna lie I didn’t expect this to be any good

[@ByiLHS]

Can you guys do beef history of the Yankees and Red Sox? Or Vincente Padilla vs. the Code?

[@moonpuppy9919]

Beat the heat in Indiana at this time was crazy. We hated them more then the patriots. We loved lance

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Hmm idk about that one.. but it was close

[@seanld444]

This gives me a bit more respect for LeBron. I'm all for maintaining your cool, and not letting it get the better of you. The point of the game is to be good at the game. Not be good at finding edge cases that cause someone who's actually practiced, to fail. I'm not the biggest LeBron fan, but this definitely made me like him a whole lot better. I've always thought Lance was a funny guy, and a troll, but man is that a shady history. Not sure what to think about that...

[@kingshottah4429]

Whats the background music that they use?

[@nickthegreatpharaoh]

@7:56 that piano soundtrack is spectacular! What's it called!?

[@Mark-wh5ud]

When lance first starded trolling him I bet lebron had deja vu

[@yourfellowsimmer5368]

Man, being a Pacers fan it made me upset being reminded how LeBron has single handedly ruined our title chances so many times. GOAT 🐐 Dont @ me

[@visualizeme-tz3ng]

like Jordan

[@alexroque4165]

Samuel Gonzalez Lance Stephenson*

[@PuckNutty]

Well, I live in a city some people call LeBronto, so...

[@JStrauD]

Huge pacers fan and the reality is we exist to be a formidable foe to a better championship team lol

[@t-god2439]

If Roy was in that game idk if lebron gets that layup

[@RoostersEagles]

This was a fun one.