Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95: No Message, Just Watch

The Start — LeBron Opens O-fer

Nearly every national sports pundit picked the Los Angeles Lakers to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs. They were the higher-seeded team, after all. Not to mention two players that will be sure-fire Hall of Famers in Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and LeBron James.

Wait, was James actually in the arena to start game one?

The 40-year-old was on the court to open the game, but by the time the buzzer sounded to mark the end of the first period, “The King” had nothing but zeroes in the box score. Well, technically, James had one steal, but also one turnover and two missed field goal attempts to boot. Fortunately for the Lakers,…