Fights, controversies, and legal tangles of Lance Stephenson!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: shahid | In controversy , Crime , Legal

Lance Stephenson, American basketball player, is an excellent shooting guard. But he is also highly hostile and violent with a controversial image. He has been involved in a number of on-court and off-court fights and legal tangles concerning his professional and personal life.

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Lance Stephenson and his early life problems

Lance Stephenson hails from Brooklyn in New York. He is 33 and studied at Abraham Lincoln High School. The six feet five inches tall athlete was drafted in 2010. Lance was named Mr. New York Basketball during his school days and was in 2009 McDonald’s All-American Game. It was Indiana Pacers who selected him in 2010 to play for them.

Though he played well, he was also embroiled in a lot of fights and legal issues due to his violent nature. In 2008, Lance had an altercation with a team mate. This led to his suspension from the play for five days. And due to this, he also missed two games.

This happened in January 2008 and later the same year in October, Lance was accused of Class B misdemeanor sexual assault charge for groping a 17-year old girl. At that time, he was featured in Born ready reality show. But due to the sexual allegations, the show was canceled.

Lance and his personal life legal issues

Lance had a girlfriend called Feby Torres who has an interest in music. The two met in 2008. They began dating and their first child together, daughter Layla, was born in 2011. And in 2014, the two had another child, son Lance Jr. However, they split in 2015 and they had a legal battle over child support. Lance was paying USD 6000 towards child support to Feby but she demanded USD 12k. And Feby won this case.

Prior to Feby, Lance was in a relationship with Jasmine Williams who was his high school sweetheart. Their daughter, Liara was born in 2008. In August 2010, Lance had a quarrel with Jasmine and pushed her down the staircase leading to injuries. He also banged her head on the lower step after her fall. On 15 August, he was arrested for third-degree assault at 5 am in the morning. The case was later dismissed.

Lance also had relationship with K. Michelle in 2013 and 2014. In 2011, he also has a romantic encounter with Teanna Trump. Lance also has a daughter called Leya with a mystery woman. Leya was born on 6 June 2017.

Lance and James LeBron: their cold war and ear blowing feud

Lance and James did not share a good relation. In 2014, Lance blew into James’ ears. People were left wondering as to why he did it. Lance explained on it to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson during the And 1’s Open Runin New York at Kingdome in Harlem. He said:

“Just playing hard, man. We were trying to win a Championship playing hard against one of the greatest players to ever play basketball, so you know I brung it all. I brought the New York out and trying my best to stop him. So we won that game, that’s all that mattered.”

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