July 22, 2010

Lance Stephenson has been a known basketball phenom for many years, despite having his detractors. Drafted in the second round by the Indiana Pacers in this year’s NBA draft, he’s working to make the Pacers roster and had a solid summer league playing in front of Larry Bird in Orlando. Here’s some exclusive video of the Lance’s thoughts about playing in front of a legend, and the difference between playing in college and playing in the NBA:

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Sports fans have long enhanced their enjoyment of sporting events, but media outlets not familiar with the practice will almost always lump sports such as football and basketball along with horse racing, which takes a completely different type of knowledge. The skills to be successful at horse betting do not automatically translate over to other sports.

There are people who are exceptional at horse racing betting, often knowing who will win based on a horse’s previous track record (literally!) and the age of the horse, the competition, etc. It’s impressive.