In a recent episode of the "Mind the Game" podcast, which features LeBron James and Steve Nash, James gave his thoughts on Edwards and the young superstar's quick growth as a player. James, who has now played 22 seasons in the league, showed nothing but respect for Edwards after being eliminated by him.

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a brutal early first-round exit to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a tough and unexpected loss to a young Timberwolves team l

The four-time NBA MVP says the MCL sprain likely would have caused him to miss the rest of the first-round series had the Lakers defeated Minnesota in Game 5.