Larry Bird wants Stephenson to stay with Pacers

Larry Bird wants Lance Stephenson back with the Indiana Pacers at the right price.

After spending the past week hearing Stephenson roundly criticized for his over-the-top antics with LeBron James in the Eastern Conference finals, Bird said Monday he hopes Stephenson stays with the team, headaches and all.

"I think his ceiling is what he wants it to be," said Bird, the Pacers' president of basketball operations. "I always want him back. You just don't let talent like that walk away if you can help it."