NBA Twitter Erupts as Indiana Pacers Veteran Overshines Kyrie Irving in His Brooklyn Nets Comeback: “League Is Definitely Drug Testing Lance Stephenson”

Published 01/05/2022, 9:59 PM EST

The big day finally came around for the Brooklyn Nets. The return of their guard, Kyrie Irving happened against the Indiana Pacers. The former champion has been out the entire season due to the norms of the league and is finally suiting up for the first time in a long while. However, an NBA veteran decided to crash the party as he is taking over in Kyrie’s return.

With the health and safety protocols of the league, teams have resorted to ten-day signings. For the Pacers, they chose to bring back one of their former players. They signed Lance Stephenson on a 10-day contract from the G League. Prior to his return, Stephenson had been performing well in NBA’s G League.

Now, he is taking over Irving’s return by torching the Nets with a classic show.

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Lance Stephenson crashes Kyrie Irving return

With the return of Irving, the Nets became a true offensive powerhouse. They have all the offensive power in the NBA and are set for dominance. However, league veteran Lance Stephenson has other plans. After being out for a few years, he took right into the big night for Brooklyn and is putting on a show for the Indiana fans.

Lance came into the game and was hot right away. He had the entire arena on their feet after he dropped 20 points in just the opening quarter of the game. He is the main reason the Pacers are enjoying a comfortable lead going into the fourth. Despite having such big offensive names in their lineup, the Nets have struggled to put points on board.

Why isn’t this a picture of Lance Stephenson
— Hash Slinging Slasher ⚔️👺 (@Swvggy3) January 6, 2022

League is definitely drug testing Lance Stephenson as soon as this game ends
— BGN (@BullsGotNext) January 6, 2022

Damn kyrie kd and harden getting blasted by lance Stephenson
— met. (@Gmarv0) January 6, 2022

Nothing there but Lance Stephenson is fucking up the Nets in Indianapolis https://t.co/8Yy1aD7VXX
— ced (@nba_ced) January 6, 2022

Lance Stephenson scored 20 points in six minutes and he was out of the league just a month ago. A lot of NBA GMs got a lot of explaining to do.
— I’m a Master of None, anymore question? (@english_shamar) January 6, 2022

Lance Stephenson thinking it's 2012 still I see
— ۷ıཞųʂ (@Hackedsecret) January 6, 2022

Lance Stephenson should’ve never been out of the league … he’s always been a walking bucket #politics
— Hotcommodi_TY (@hotcommodi_ty) January 6, 2022

The Nets got 30 dropped on them by Lance Stephenson and I’m supposed to believe they can win a title?
— Rope (@Rope___) January 6, 2022

Lance Stephenson for mvp
— 🥷 (@YourThiNgZ) January 6, 2022

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So Pacers Lance Stephenson is just Michael Jordan
— Bubba♟ (@AYO__DEVO) January 6, 2022

However, Stephenson has made it look easy all night. He is torching the Nets by putting up 28 points and 5 assists in just three quarters. Returning star Kyrie Irving has struggled to find his groove leaving Kevin Durant to take the pressure once again. Irving has only put up 12 points on his return so far but the Nets are looking to rally a fourth-quarter comeback.

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With the Nets ‘Big 3’ coming alive, do you think Stephenson can hold them off in the final quarter? Let us know in the comments below.

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Anuj Talwalkar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a student studying at NM College in Mumbai, aspiring to pursue sports management to follow his love for sports. Anuj started following the NBA last year, and he loves to combine his passion for writing with his understanding of basketball.

NBA Twitter Erupts as Indiana Pacers Veteran Overshines Kyrie Irving in His Brooklyn Nets Comeback: “League Is Definitely Drug Testing Lance Stephenson”

Lance Stephenson crashes Kyrie Irving return

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