Lance Stephenson

Stephenson fascinates me because he is pure competitive fire poured into a 6-foot-5 frame. Coney Island raised him, Lincoln High crowned him Mr. New York Basketball, and he carried that streetball swagger straight into the NBA. People remember the infamous ear-blow at LeBron, but I read it as fearlessness, the refusal to be intimidated by anyone. He was never the polished prospect, yet his stubborn, scrappy edge made him impossible to ignore. I have a soft spot for players who lead with grit instead of polish, and Stephenson is exactly that kind of unapologetic, heart-on-sleeve competitor worth rooting for.

Name (English)

Lance Stephenson

Name (Japanese)

ランス・スティーブンソン

Reading

らんす・すてぃーぶんそん

Born

September 5, 1990 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Abraham Lincoln High School

University

University of Cincinnati

• Xhttps://x.com/StephensonLance
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance%20Stephenson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2627251

Tags

• New York
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-18

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