LeBron James and Anthony Edwards spent last summer as teammates in the Paris Olympics. Less than a year later, they clashed in the NBA postseason, as James's Los Angeles Lakers took on Edwards's Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. And in this instance the young buck proved successful, as Edwards helped eliminate James and the Lakers in five games.
After the series-ending loss at Crypto.com Arena, James gave Edwards a simple message during the typical postgame pleasantries: "It's the next step now."
