Lance returns to Indiana in the most Lance way possible. Almost starts a brawl

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Indiana's 108-90 home victory over Toronto on Tuesday night was marred by a heated confrontation between the Pacers' Lance Stephenson and the Raptors' DeMar DeRozan with 3.3 seconds remaining in the contest. The shoving match broke out when tempers flared between Stephenson and DeRozan after the Raptors guard took issue with Stephenson's layup at the end of the Pacers' runaway win over their Eastern Conference rivals. Stephenson was faced down by DeRozan and several other Raptors players after he put up the layup just before time expired -- instead of holding on to the ball and walking off the floor -- which seemed to break one of basketball's cardinal rules. The skirmish then spilled down the sideline and into the Pacers' bench, where Toronto's PJ Tucker was still jawing with Pacers players as coaches tried to separate the players. DeRozan told reporters after the tilt that the play was "disrespectful to the game." Tucker called the play "classless'' and "tasteless.''

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Stephenson apologized. "I didn't mean no harm,'' he said. "The crowd was chanting me on, and I just wanted to do it for the fans.''

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