Watch the Pacers' Lance Stephenson pull off a hidden-ball trick at a charity softball game
The two-sport star is a rare commodity these days. It's tough to excel at one sport, let alone two, and only a few baseball players have juggled that responsibility over the years.
The Pacers' Lance Stephenson is most definitely not trying to balance life as a basketball player and a softball player, but you'd hardly know it from the show he put on in a charity softball game put on by the team on Thursday night.
Below, enjoy video footage of Stephenson pulling off a successful hidden-ball trick at second base:
This celebrity softball game had it all, including @StephensonLance's perfect execution of the hidden ball trick! WOW! #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/Har9Oq1Tf6
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) June 8, 2018
Caught on the video board!
🚨 Lance with the hidden ball trick‼️ #GotEm 🚨 pic.twitter.com/NhHALWLkbj
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) June 8, 2018
You see that deke? The way Stephenson bluffed a wave toward center field, which totally eased the runner into a false sense of security? Stephenson laid the bait, then went for the attack. And he pulled it off with a move that would make
His teammate, Myles Turner, delivered on offense with a solid Rickey Henderson impression:
.@Original_Turner gets the game started with an inside-the-park home run! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/NTFUepfltz
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 7, 2018
And, in the end, the Pacers stars triumphed.
Team @Original_Turner takes home the 🏆!!! pic.twitter.com/1fdmNOkJDr
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 8, 2018
Solid fundamentals, all around.
