How does Lance Stephenson envision his role on the new-look Los Angeles Lakers? The 27-year-old swingman says his superstar teammate, LeBron James, will likely have him play to his strengths as an agitator.
"Yeah, he's probably going to sic me on people," Stephenson explained at a party in Indianapolis on Wednesday, according to The Indianapolis Star's Dana Benbow. "It'll be fun. It will be a very interesting year, just playing with him and winning games with him."
James is no stranger to Stephenson's aggressive on-court antics. In the 2014 playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat, Stephenson infamously blew in James' ear during a stoppage in play, an act even Stephenson himself struggled to rationalize over four years later:
Now that they're teammates, Stephenson will have an opportunity to unleash his considerable powers of annoyance in support of James as the Lakers seek to bring home the franchise's 17th title.
