After watching the NBA for a long time, we will think through the personality of many players. Such as James's integrity, Cousins's directness, and Love's gentle kindness. These are common personalities, but the NBA also has several "weird coffees" with very different personalities, who can always do puzzling things, and the protagonist of today's story, Lance Stephenson, is one of them.
Speaking of Stephenson, what comes to mind first? Performing, playing guitar or blowing. In short, Stephenson always showed us a cute but weird look. What kind of player he really is, and perhaps through these four things, we can get to know him more clearly.
1. Malicious fouls against teammates in order to become the main force
When Stephenson was in elementary school, he was a very physical child, but he was often classified as a "problem youth". His ambitions were so great that he wanted to be the main player of the team, and in one game, in order to compete for the main position, he actually made malicious fouls against his teammates. It is also this many times of irrational behavior that makes Stephenson regarded as "different" by everyone around him.
2, 12-year-old single-handed Oj Mayo
Although Stephenson's interpersonal relationship is not very good, but with his unyielding personality and diligent training, his ball skills are still recognized by many people. When he was 12 years old, during an Adidas training camp, Stephenson actually offered to single out, and he singled out Oj Mayo, who was three years older than him and had become a high school star player, that is, the Mayo known as the "next LeBron", the 2008 leaderboard. As a result, Stephenson was abused.
There may be many people who will laugh at his inadequacy, but how many people in this world dare to challenge him in front of a person who knows that he is better than himself?
3, the defense actively over-provoked James
After Stephenson entered the league, the superstar who ruled the league at that time was LeBron James, but he did not take James seriously as he did with Oj Mayo. While playing for the Pacers that year, after danny Granger was injured in the 2013 playoffs, Stephenson mistakenly won the team's starting position, and in order to relieve the pressure on Paul George, Stephenson took on the responsibility of defending James. The Pacers were defeated by the Heat's Big Three that year, but Stevenson, who started at the beginning, played a reassuring performance.
In the second year, the Heat and the Pacers met the playoffs again, this year Stephenson improved rapidly, he did not pay attention to James, all kinds of fancy dribbling frequently, defending James is quite active, making James play very unhappy. In addition to defending, do not forget to provoke, the most impressive scene is the g5, Stephenson blowing at James, people cry and laugh.
4. Miss the playoffs and cry loudly
On March 23 this year, after the Lakers lost to the Nets, it was officially determined that they would not qualify for the playoffs. After the game, many fans lamented James's regret of missing the playoffs for the first time, but how many people remembered that the Lakers also had a Stevenson who was extremely eager for the playoffs.
After joining the Lakers, Stephenson was bent on assisting James in the championship, and now he has not even qualified for the playoffs. According to reporters, on the night the Lakers lost the Nets, Stephenson cried on the way home. A Stevenson who roared at Wade, played guitar like crazy to celebrate, and dunked violently, cried like a child at this moment, and his only tender side was revealed.
Perhaps many people do not like Stephenson's exaggerated actions, do not like his provocative authority, no one's arrogance, but many people like his bold and angry straightforwardness, like his iron man tenderness, stubbornness and character. Maybe that's the real Lance Stephenson! (Zheng Xiaojun)