The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed Game 2 from the Minnesota Timberwolves to even the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1. Now the scene shifts over to Minnesota fo

Among the players who stood out was James, whose defensive commitment has been greatly criticized over the years. After the game, one of the NBA’s most prominent voices weighed in. Bill Simmons, a lifelong Celtics fan and often a vocal LeBron skeptic, delivered a rare moment of praise.

LeBron James may have been caught putting on a show for referees during the Lakers playoff win. In a newly-surfaced clip showing a second angle of James' reaction to a foul call on Tuesday, April 22, cameras captured the moment the 40-year-old Lakers star appears to pause his groaning to check if the game officials are watching.