Lakers star LeBron James received some praise from an old teammate after his performance against the Timberwolves.

If it has felt like LeBron James is struggling to make as much of an impact for the Los Angeles Lakers in their playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves thus far, there's a very good reason for that.

As the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves prepare for a pivotal Game 3, all eyes are on how the Timberwolves plan to contain LeBron James. After splitting the first two games, with Minnesota taking Game 1 and Los Angeles responding in Game 2,