Lance Stephenson says LeBron can't wait to "sic" him on opponents

For the first time in each of their careers, LeBron James and Lance Stephenson won’t be rivals. And that new partnership has the 8-year pro from Brooklyn excited about the possibilities.

In an interview with Dana Benbow for the Indy Star, Stephenson told the tale of Magic Johnson calling him to say that LeBron wanted him and then he used his imagination to visualize what it will be like to be on LeBron’s side.

“Yeah, he’s probably going to sic me on people,” Stephenson said. “It’ll be fun. It will be a very interesting year, just playing with him and winning games with him.”

Stephenson projects to have a reserve role with the Lakers this season. It will be interesting to see how his role evolves on a night-to-night basis and how many minutes he takes from some of the Lakers younger pieces.

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