<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-what-maxi-kleber-said-mavericks-nico-harrison-firing');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Lakers’ Maxi Kleber said about Mavericks’ Nico Harrison firing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lakers-forward-Maxi-Kleber_e734d8.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What Lakers’ Maxi Kleber said about Mavericks’ Nico Harrison firing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-12T11:38:41-08:00">November 12th, 11:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-12T11:38:41-08:00">November 12th, 11:38am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>OKLAHOMA CITY — As the NBA world continues to react to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-option-replace-nico-harrison-save-franchise-luka-doncic-trade-catastrophe">the Dallas Mavericks firing GM Nico Harrison</a> on Tuesday, former Mavericks forward-turned Los Angeles Lakers, Maxi Kleber, gave his opinion on the news. During team shootaround in preparation to face the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kleber, who was part of Dallas’ packaged deal for the Lakers to acquire Doncic, paused before giving his reaction.</p><p>Kleber discussed the nature of the NBA’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Joe_Sway/status/1988668465142751334" rel="noopener">business-side of things</a> and that drastic changes, such as Doncic’s move to the Lakers for All-Star Anthony Davis, happen.</p><p>“It’s a fast business, man. [For] GMs, players, coaches; everybody,” Kleber said. “So, you always gotta be ready for the next move.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maxi Kleber’s when asked about the Mavericks’ Nico Harrison firing at Lakers shootaround in OKC:</p><p>“It’s a fast business, man. GMs, players, coaches; everybody. So, you always gotta be ready for the next move” <a href="https://t.co/98IOpnRVnp">pic.twitter.com/98IOpnRVnp</a></p><p>— Josue Pavón (@Joe_Sway) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joe_Sway/status/1988668465142751334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Lakers acquired Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks. Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick along with Davis was sent back. Kleber has spent most of 2025 recovering from a fractured right foot. He made his regular-season debut in a 122-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, last Saturday.</p><p>The Lakers have won six of their last seven games.</p><h2><b>Chandler Parsons’ Dirk Nowitzki advice for Mavericks’ GM job</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Former-Mavericks-GM-Nico-Harrison.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Nico Harrison was fired, former Mavericks forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/chandler-parsons-urges-mavericks-to-make-dirk-nowitzki-hire-immediately">Chandler Parsons recommended Dirk Nowitzki for Mavericks GM</a>, citing that while the Hall of Fame forward has no experience at the position, he’s very intuned with the Mavs’ organization.</p><p>Parsons suggested the Mavericks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Q9VM45eS0&amp;t=956s" rel="noopener">seriously consider</a> Nowitizki to be their new GM, per FanDuel Sports TV’s Run it Back.</p><p>“I think the first thing they should do is hire Dirk Nowitzki. He is the most loved icon in Dallas. He clearly has separated himself from the entire franchise since the hiring of Nico, or since the move of Luka,” said Parsons. “He’s been all on the side of the fans and was frustrated with that move. I think you bring in a guy like that. Not even as a GM. Dirk’s not a GM.</p><p>“Just some sort of role, some sort of opportunity where he can get in front of the crowd. He can go to games, he can kind of have that vibe of Dirk where they can remember the 2011 championship run,” Parsons concluded.</p><p>Nowitzki, who has voiced his displeasure with the Mavericks’ trade for Anthony Davis, has started his first season as a sports brodcaster for Amazon Prime Video’s NBA coverage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Lakers’ Maxi Kleber said about Mavericks’ Nico Harrison firing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-will-maxi-kleber-make-season-debut-hawks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Lakers’ Maxi Kleber make season debut vs. Hawks?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lakers-forward-Maxi-Kleber.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Lakers’ Maxi Kleber make season debut vs. Hawks?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-08T15:16:31-08:00">November 8th, 3:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-08T15:16:31-08:00">November 8th, 3:16pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Maxi Kleber has been cleared to play against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. He was listed as questionable with an abdominal strain, but will make his regular-season debut. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-dishes-honesty-on-luka-doncic-joy-with-la">Kleber will join Luka Doncic and the Lakers</a> amid a five-game winning streak, which was extended after Wednesday’s 118-116 win against the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>Doncic flirted with a triple-double (35 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists), leading the Lakers to victory and will have Kleber at his disposal <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1987287054468981018" rel="noopener">amid his return</a> after a nine-game absence, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.</p><p>“Maxi Kleber has been upgraded to available today, per the Lakers,” McMenamin said. “He could make his season debut after missing the first nine games of the season with an abdominal strain.”</p><p>Kleber, who was traded to the Lakers alongside Doncic, played his first and only game for Los Angeles in a Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves (103-96) in the opening round of the playoffs, which ended the Lakers’ season.</p><p>Kleber has shot the three at a 35.4% clip throughout his career, which peaked at 41% in 2020-21. Doncic and the Lakers will see if his shooting can return anywhere close that level of efficiency in Los Angeles, as the Lakers will go for an 8-2 record 10-games into the 2025-26 regular season.</p><h2><b>Maxi Kleber on Luka Doncic’s joy playing for the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lakers-Luka-Doncic-Maxi-Kleber.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lakers forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-dishes-honesty-on-luka-doncic-joy-with-la">Maxi Kleber played with Luka Doncic with the Mavericks</a> revealed the difference he’s seen in Doncic this season compared to last year in Dallas. Kleber, who spoke to how difficult it was for Doncic to accept the fact that the Mavericks had traded him, addressed <a href="https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1987227252862386397" rel="noopener">the contrast he’s seen</a> in Luka through the early stages of the 2025-26 regular season, per the Sports Spectrum Network’s Khobi Price.</p><p>“I think obviously it was a tough situation – very unexpected the way the trade went down and everything else with it,” Kleber said in a video clip shared by Price on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But it’s just a lot more fun to see him smile and having fun on the court. Obviously, everybody else on the team supports it and just wants to see him have joy too because it helps us too.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maxi Kleber, who was teammates with Luka Doncic in Dallas, says it's meant "a lot" to him to see Luka be outwardly more joyful with the Lakers and his teammates over the last couple of months. </p><p>Luka was yelling: "Oh yeah Maxi! Yeah Maxi!" earlier during Maxi's availability: <a href="https://t.co/hKAWvP1UtB">pic.twitter.com/hKAWvP1UtB</a></p><p>— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) <a href="https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1987227252862386397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Lakers’ matchup against the Hawks kicks off a five-game road trip that continues against the Hornets on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Lakers’ Maxi Kleber make season debut vs. Hawks?

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-injury-update-signals-likely-end-historic-streak">Los Angeles Lakers (7-2) prepare to begin their five-game road trip</a> with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-austin-reaves-wont-play-vs-hawks-groin-injury">matchup against the Atlanta Hawks (4-5)</a> on Saturday, veteran forward Maxi Kleber reflected on Luka Doncic’s renewed happiness since joining the team last season.</p><p>Speaking to Khobi Price of the Southern California News Group during media availability, Kleber <a href="https://x.com/khobi_price/status/1987227252862386397" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on Doncic’s transition from Dallas to Los Angeles following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-trade-grade-luka-doncic-deal">blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick</a> to the Mavericks.</p><p>“I think obviously it was a tough situation – very unexpected the way the trade went down and everything else with it,” Kleber said in a video clip shared by Price on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But it’s just a lot more fun to see him smile and having fun on the court. Obviously everybody else on the team supports it and just wants to see him have joy too because it helps us too.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maxi Kleber, who was teammates with Luka Doncic in Dallas, says it’s meant “a lot” to him to see Luka be outwardly more joyful with the Lakers and his teammates over the last couple of months.</p><p>Luka was yelling: “Oh yeah Maxi! Yeah Maxi!” earlier during Maxi’s availability: <a href="https://t.co/hKAWvP1UtB">pic.twitter.com/hKAWvP1UtB</a></p><p>— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) <a href="https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1987227252862386397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Price added in his post that Kleber, who played alongside Doncic in Dallas for five seasons, expressed that it meant “a lot” to see his former teammate outwardly happier and more vocal with the Lakers. During Kleber’s availability, Doncic could be heard enthusiastically cheering him on, shouting “Oh yeah Maxi! Yeah Maxi!” in the background — a moment that captured the camaraderie between the two.</p><h2><b>Luka Doncic’s dominance fuels Lakers’ hot start as Maxi Kleber remains sidelined with injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Luka-Doncic-77-moves-the-ball-against-San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-Stephon-Castle-5.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Doncic, 26, has quickly reasserted himself as one of the league’s premier stars in his first full season with the Lakers. Through five appearances this year, he is averaging 40 points, 11 rebounds, 9.2 assists, and two steals per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 30.5 percent from three-point range in 39 minutes per contest.</p><p>His playmaking and leadership have been pivotal in guiding Los Angeles to a 7-2 start, marking the franchise’s best opening stretch since the 2019-20 championship season. In the team’s latest win — a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-luka-doncic-warning-nba-la-thrive-without-lebron-james">118-116 victory over the San Antonio Spurs</a> on Wednesday — Doncic delivered another standout performance with 35 points, 13 assists, nine rebounds, five steals, and two blocks.</p><p>As for Kleber, the 33-year-old forward has yet to make his regular-season debut due to an oblique strain. The team announced earlier this week that he will be reevaluated in two weeks, as head coach JJ Redick continues to manage frontcourt depth and rotations.</p><p>Despite the setback, Kleber’s presence around the locker room and familiarity with Doncic’s tendencies have added a valuable layer of chemistry to a Lakers roster that has gelled quickly. The two share a deep on-court connection forged during their years together in Dallas, something Kleber says continues to translate in Los Angeles.</p><p>The Lakers and Hawks will tip off Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBA TV, as Los Angeles looks to extend its winning streak to six games before continuing its road trip through Charlotte, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, and Milwaukee.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Maxi Kleber dishes honesty on Luka Doncic’s joy with Lakers

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Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>JJ Redick’s solemn Maxi Kleber message after latest injury news</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T21:06:47-07:00">October 21st, 9:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T21:06:47-07:00">October 21st, 9:06pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2025-26 season got underway on Tuesday, the team was dealt an injury blow. It was announced that reserve big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-out-to-begin-2025-26-season-oblique-injury">Maxi Kleber had suffered an oblique injury</a> and <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1980653604370542957" rel="noopener">would be sidelined</a> for at least the next two weeks.</p><p>Maxi Kleber joined the Lakers as part of the Luka Doncic last season, but hasn’t been able to make an impact mostly because of his injury woes. Prior to the Lakers’ opening night games against the Golden State Warriors, head coach JJ Redick gave a heartfelt take on Kleber’s unfortunate luck since joining the team.</p><p>“Maxi, he’s a pro. He’s just a terrific teammate and a hard worker. I feel bad for him. . .I feel really bad for him right now,” Redick said. “He bemoaned to me yesterday, he’s like, ‘I do everything right. I take care of myself, I get my sleep, I put the right things in my body, I work out, I train,’ and he’s just been bit a little bit by the injury bug here the last two seasons.”</p><p>“So I really feel for him,” Redick continued. “I’m thankful this is a short term thing, but I know that he’ll be in a position in a few weeks to help this basketball team.”</p><p>Kleber has yet to appear in a regular season game with the Lakers since the trade. When he arrived last season, he was still recovering from a foot injury. He did make his return to the court during Game 5 of the Lakers’ opening round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He finished that game with two points in five minutes as the Lakers were eliminated.</p><p>During <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-to-undergo-mri-for-quad-injury">training camp, Kleber sustained a quad injury</a> that limited him to only one preseason game. He had three points and two rebounds in a little over ten minutes in that game.</p><p>Before his recent spat of injuries, Kleber had been one of the better floor-spacing big men in the NBA with the Mavericks. He played a key role in the Mavericks’ run to the NBA Finals in 2024, appearing in 13 playoff games at a little over 16 minutes and shooting 42.9 percent from three-point range on just about two attempts per game.</p><p>Throughout his career, Kleber holds a mark of 35.4 percent shooting from three-point range. He has a unique skill set for the Lakers in that he’s the only big on the roster who can consistently shoot from the three-point line.</p><p>Even before the recent setback, it seemed like Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes were locked in as the Lakers’ center rotation, but JJ Redick has made it clear that if and when Kleber is healthy, he will get his opportunity to help the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

JJ Redick’s solemn Maxi Kleber message after latest injury news

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From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Maxi Kleber will <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1980653265026183239" rel="noopener">miss the start</a> of the 2025-26 NBA season with an oblique strain, the team announced on Tuesday. Kleber will be re-evaluated by the team’s medical personnel in approximately two weeks.</p><p>Kleber, 33, joined the Lakers during the 2024-25 season as part of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-makes-nba-history">six-player trade</a> involving the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, which also sent superstar Luka Doncic to Los Angeles and multi-time All-Star big man Anthony Davis to Dallas.</p><p>Since joining the Lakers, Kleber has appeared in only one playoff game as a result of multiple injuries.</p><p>After spending time recovering from a foot/ankle injury last season, Kleber entered the NBA preseason with a minor quad issue. Now, Kleber is once again on the injured list, this time with an oblique strain that will sideline him until sometime in November.</p><p>Without Kleber available for the season opener against the Golden State Warriors and beyond, the Lakers will be left with Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes as their only options at center. Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt will fill gaps at the power forward position next to Ayton and Hayes.</p><p>Kleber is not the only Lakers player who will miss the start of the regular season. Rookie forward Adou Thiero is still recovering from a knee injury that has held him out through the preseason, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-lebron-james-will-miss-start-of-2025-26-season-with-mysterious-side-injury">LeBron James will miss NBA Opening Night</a> for the first time in his career due to a sciatica problem on his right side.</p><p>LeBron is not expected to be available until sometime near mid-November. Los Angeles has not provided any additional updates on James’ status since his diagnosis was announced on October 9.</p><p>In 34 games with the Mavericks last season, Kleber averaged 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 38.5 percent from the floor and 26.5 percent from 3-point range. He is entering the final year of his contract and will make $11 million this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Maxi Kleber out to begin 2025-26 season with oblique injury

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