Central to these arguments, alongside one Michael Jeffrey Jordan, is LeBron James, the quadragenarian “kid from Akron” who is on his way, in all likelihood, to a record 21st All-NBA appearance this year.

LeBron James has been defensively elite in the NBA playoffs for the Lakers so far, and there are two stats that back that claim up.

As former Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard watches the NBA Playoffs play out, he’s had the opportunity to watch several of his other former teams battle

The No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers trail the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1 heading into Wednesday night's Game 5 matchup at Crypto.com Arena. After splitting the first two games of their first-round playoff series in Los Angeles,

L.A. entered the series as the better team on paper, but the Timberwolves debunked that with a resounding Game 1 win. L.A. got its revenge in Game 2, but in Games 3 and 4, the Timberwolves executed much better than L.

The Lakers are down 3-1 in the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are being led by Anthony Edwards.