<!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', '/lakers-news-markieff-morris-maxi-kleber-defend-luka-doncic-amid-reports-of-conditioning-issues');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Markieff Morris, Maxi Kleber defend Luka Doncic amid reports of conditioning issues');   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/2025/02/Markieff-Morris-Luka-Doncic-Maxi-Kleber-Los-Angeles-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Markieff Morris, Maxi Kleber defend Luka Doncic amid reports of conditioning issues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-04T16:15:35-08:00">February 4th, 4:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-04T16:15:55-08:00">February 4th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Lakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-honest-trade-lakers">introduced new superstar</a> Luka Doncic on Tuesday morning, but it was Markieff Morris and Maxi Kleber who made strong statements after leaving the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Doncic’s teammates, who came over from Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/luka-doncic-anthony-davis-nba-trade-deadline-intel-siegels-scoop">in the Anthony Davis trade</a>, made sure to defend their teammate during the team’s introductory press conferences.</p><h2><b>Markieff Morris, Maxi Kleber defend Luka Doncic amid criticism</b></h2><p>Luka Doncic has been the talk of the sports world since Saturday night, when the most shocking trade in NBA history went down. Doncic was traded alongside Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and Max Christie, with Jalen Hood-Schifino heading to the Utah Jazz.</p><p>The trade caught everyone completely off guard and by surprise, with many even thinking ESPN’s Shams Charania had his social media account hacked. Within 20 minutes, other NBA insiders confirmed ESPN’s report.</p><p>Among the reasons the Mavs reportedly traded away the 25-year old Luka Doncic were concerns about his conditioning. The Slovenian superstar has dealt with a handful of calf issues over his young career, and a few outlets reported his fondness for alcohol.</p><p>On Tuesday morning, following Luka Doncic’s introductory press conference at the Lakers practice facility, Markieff Morris made sure to shut down those criticisms.</p><p>“He’s a great guy, man,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1886835619692675199" rel="noopener">Markieff Morris told ClutchPoints</a> on Tuesday morning. “Super low maintenance. Don’t need much. One of the only guys I’ve been on a team with that’ll play though any injury if he can get on the court. I hear stuff about him not being in shape, but if you can go in an NBA game and get 30, 15, and 10 like it’s nothing, then I don’t know what shape is. I don’t… I’m confused. You’ll see it really soon. You’ll make the suggestion of whether he’s in shape or not.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markieff Morris on the negative reports about Luka Doncic since the trade:</p><p>“He’s a great guy. Super low maintenance… one of the only guys I’ve been on a team with that’ll play though any injury… I hear stuff about him not being in shape, but if you can go in an NBA game and… <a href="https://t.co/vINzPggC3g">pic.twitter.com/vINzPggC3g</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1886835619692675199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He wasn’t the only teammate to come to Doncic’s defense, as Maxi Kleber also had some things to say about the claims of his conditioning issues.</p><p>“I know Luka, so I know what’s true or not,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1886908482278056208" rel="noopener">Maxi Kleber added</a>. “If you get to know him, and you guys will, you’ll see how great of a person he is and how serious he takes his job and everything he does. With stuff like that and attention, I think there’s always positive and negative things that come out. But, you know, he’s a very good person, he’s a very hard worker, he’s a very great teammate. He’s grown over the years and he’s always pushed his teammates to become better. I have nothing but positive things to say about him.”</p><p>One outlet even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-mavericks-conditioning-concerns-big-motive-for-luka-doncic-lakers">reported that the new Lakers’ star was eyeing 270 lbs</a> after missing the last month due to a calf strain.</p><p>“The biggest thing, when talking to people around the league, was the concern about Luka’s conditioning. As we all know, and as has been reported, he’s gotten up to 270 pounds. The Dallas Mavericks were feeling like it could end up being a Joel Embiid-type situation.”</p><p>In just 22 games this season, Luka Doncic is averaging 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. The five-time NBA All-Star and 2023-24 scoring champion has been out since Christmas Day with a left calf strain, but is expected to participate in five-on-five portions of Lakers practice on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>While no timetable for Doncic has been set yet, the guard is not far from a return.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Markieff Morris, Maxi Kleber defend Luka Doncic amid reports of conditioning issues

<!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', '/mavericks-news-maxi-kleber-injury-update-dallas-fans-attention');   ga('set', 'title', 'Maxi Kleber’s latest injury update will catch Mavericks fans’ attention');   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/2024/05/ASAP-Mavericks-news-Dallas-dealt-crushing-Maxi-Kleber-injury-update-after-eliminating-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Maxi Kleber’s latest injury update will catch Mavericks fans’ attention</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-31T19:40:32-07:00">October 31st, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-31T19:40:32-07:00">October 31st, 7:40pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-jason-kidd-maxi-kleber-injury-update-2024">Maxi Kleber missed Thursday’s game with a hamstring injury</a>. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1852122512978776218">provided</a> a Kleber update before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-trick-shot-houston-dallas">Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks Thursday clash</a>.</p><p>“Doing well, trending in the right direction,” Kidd said of Kleber.</p><p>However, the Mavericks head coach did not provide a potential return date. The team expects to know more next week. It is difficult to predict injury timelines for hamstring concerns, so this is an uncertain situation without question.</p><h2><b>Maxi Kleber still dealing with hamstring injury concern</b></h2><p>Maxi Kleber’s impact on the Mavs has been important for the Mavs over the years. He does not always produce the most attention-catching statistics but every team in the NBA would not mind having a versatile forward who can stretch the floor on the roster. Kleber has been missed, but the Mavs are still 3-1 to begin the 2024-25 season.</p><p>The only other player who is out at the moment is Dante Exum. Exum, who is recovering from a wrist injury, is not expected to return for three months. His absence is impactful as well as Exum provided necessary guard depth for the Mavs.</p><p>Nevertheless, as mentioned, the Mavericks have been able to overcome the early season injury trouble. It is a long season, though, so the Mavs are hopeful that injuries will not be a consistent problem throughout the ’24 campaign.</p><h2><b>Rockets-Mavericks Thursday night game</b></h2><p>Dallas is currently playing at home against Houston. The Mavs are hoping to improve to 4-1 on the season, but the Rockets would love to earn a big road victory. The game should be competitive as the Texas teams go head-to-head. Houston enters the game with a 2-2 record, while Dallas is 3-1 as aforementioned.</p><p>As for Maxi Kleber, we will continue to monitor and provide updates on his injury status as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Maxi Kleber’s latest injury update will catch Mavericks fans’ attention

<!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', '/mavericks-news-jason-kidd-maxi-kleber-injury-update-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Jason Kidd provides encouraging Maxi Kleber injury update, but there’s a catch');   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/2024/10/Mavericks-news-Jason-Kidd-provides-encouraging-Maxi-Kleber-injury-update-but-theres-a-catch.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Jason Kidd provides encouraging Maxi Kleber injury update, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T17:43:28-07:00">October 28th, 5:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T17:51:26-07:00">October 28th, 5:51pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-maxi-kleber-injury-update-jazz-game">Maxi Kleber is not playing on Monday night</a> against the Utah Jazz due to a right hamstring strain. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said Kleber will not travel with the Mavs to Minnesota for Tuesday’s game either. However, Kidd also said that <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1851033641343930778" rel="noopener">there is no long-term concern</a> about the injury. It remains to be seen when Kleber will return, though.</p><h2><b>Maxi Kleber’s impact on Mavericks</b></h2><p>Kleber is not a player who will steal headlines. He is a stretch-four with respectable long-range shooting prowess. Kleber can also impact the Mavs’ rebounding and defensive efforts. Depth is of the utmost importance in the NBA, so Kleber’s absence is far from ideal. Fortunately the Mavericks veteran will seemingly not be forced to miss a significant amount of time with the hamstring injury.</p><p>Kleber has been with the Mavericks since 2017. He has shot 44.6 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc for his career. He has also averaged 22.6 minutes per outing in his career, so Kleber still plays an impactful role despite not being a star.</p><p>Having him on the floor is especially important with the current Mavericks roster, as other Mavs big men such as Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II primarily score around the basket. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dereck-lively-ii-great-update-3-point-shooting">Lively is working on a three-point shot</a> so he could be a player who can stretch the floor at some point. Still, for now Kleber’s impact is crucial given what he brings to the team.</p><p>Of course, the Mavericks will be ready to adjust. His absence will give other players opportunities to play off the bench. Dallas will look to make the adjustment and utilize the bench in the best possible manner amid the circumstances.</p><p>We will continue to monitor and provide updates on Maxi Kleber’s injury status as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Jason Kidd provides encouraging Maxi Kleber injury update, but there’s a catch

<!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', '/mavericks-news-maxi-kleber-return-game-4-timberwolves-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber cleared to return for Game 4 vs. Timberwolves');   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/2024/03/Maxi-Kleber-gets-attention-catching-Jason-Kidd-take-as-playoffs-draw-near.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber cleared to return for Game 4 vs. Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-28T07:30:08-07:00">May 28th, 7:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-28T07:32:33-07:00">May 28th, 7:32am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks will enter Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with some question marks. They do hold a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, and Maxi Kleber are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-luka-doncic-dereck-lively-ii-game-4-injury-updates">among the Mavs players</a> listed on the injury report. While news isn’t great on the Lively front, Kleber has been <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1795459429220876343" rel="noopener">cleared to return</a> from a shoulder injury, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Marc Stein <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1795442250836849016" rel="noopener">reported earlier Tuesday</a> that Kleber was “on course” to return as long as there wasn’t a setback.</p><p>Monday, Kleber <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-05-28_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">was upgraded to questionable</a> on the NBA injury report. He suffered a shoulder separation against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first-round of the NBA playoffs. Kleber has not played since, but now he’s on track to play in a potential series-clinching Game 4.</p><p>This is a nice boost for Dallas given Lively is <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1795195045638742492" rel="noopener">expected to miss the game</a>, per Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report. The Mavs center suffered a neck strain after a frightening injury scare in Game 3. It seems he avoided a serious injury, but the Mavericks will proceed with caution.</p><p>Doncic is currently listed as questionable with a right knee sprain and left ankle soreness. He was also questionable for Game 3 but was ultimately made available ahead of tip-off. Some people around the NBA world have claimed that Dallas should rest Doncic given their 3-0 lead. However, the Mavs want to win on Tuesday and avoid a possible Game 5.</p><p>Unless Doncic’s injuries keep him out, he will likely play. The odds of Luka sitting purely for rest-related reasons are slim, but anything is possible.</p><p>Olivier-Maxence Prosper has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV </i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>(click for a free trial)*</i></b></a></p><h2><b>How Maxi Kleber will help Mavericks in Game 4</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Maxi-Kleber-celebrates-vs-Clippers-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Maxi Kleber’s ability to stretch the floor as a forward is crucial. He was shooting the ball well before suffering his injury. He was shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from deep against the Clippers.</p><p>Having him return on Tuesday will benefit the Mavs without question, especially with Lively expected to miss the game. Kleber will likely back up Daniel Gafford at the center spot. The hope is that both Lively and Kleber will be ready for the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. Having as much depth as possible will be crucial to bringing down that Celtics juggernaut.</p><p>Of course, Dallas still needs to defeat the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota is not going to go down without a fight. Game 4 will likely be competitive. Although the Mavs are on the verge of a sweep, each game has been exciting. Minnesota has challenged Dallas, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irvings-eye-opening-take-goat-backcourt-buzz-with-luka-doncic">Mavs’ ability to close games</a> has given them an advantage in the series.</p><p>Doncic’s final injury status will also go a long way towards determining the outcome of Tuesday’s contest. Luka has stepped up in the series and performed at an elite level under the bright lights.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber cleared to return for Game 4 vs. Timberwolves

<!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', '/mavericks-news-dallas-maxi-kleber-injury-return-nba-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks aren’t ruling Maxi Kleber injury return out in playoffs');   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/2024/05/Mavericks-news-Dallas-isnt-ruling-Maxi-Kleber-injury-return-out-in-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks aren’t ruling Maxi Kleber injury return out in playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-17T17:46:39-07:00">May 17th, 5:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-17T17:46:39-07:00">May 17th, 5:46pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Maxi Kleber is slowly taking steps toward a potential injury return in the 2024 NBA playoffs. Kleber has already been ruled out with a shoulder injury for Game 6 of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Dallas Mavericks series, but he may be able to return at some point in the playoffs if the Mavs advance.</p><p>“There is a possibility that he can return,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1791624346856780221" rel="noopener">said while speaking to reporters</a> on Friday. “It’s great to see him get his cardio… getting with the defensive slides over there. It’s all progress, it’s all going in the right direction. I think that’s a positive for him, but also for his teammates and coaches to see him doing some basketball activity. We will see what that timeline looks like as we go forward.”</p><p>Dallas currently leads the series 3-2. They can book their ticket to the Western Conference Finals with a victory on Saturday night in Game 6. If the Mavs advance, they will battle either the Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Having Kleber available for a potential Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals appearance would be important. Kleber offers versatility as a post player, featuring the ability to stretch the floor. In fact, he was one of Dallas’ better three-point shooters before suffering his injury during the first round of the playoffs.</p><h2><b>When will Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber return?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Maxi-Kleber-celebrates-vs-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Jason Kidd did not reveal a specific injury timeline. He said Dallas will “see what that timeline looks like” moving forward. Kleber was seen taking some shots on Friday after the team’s practice. There is obviously work to be done, but the fact that Kleber is already getting shots up is a promising sign.</p><p>Again, the timeline remains uncertain. Perhaps there is a chance he could return late in a possible Western Conference Finals series. Of course, Dallas needs to reach that round of the postseason first.</p><p>The Mavs will look to accomplish the feat on Saturday night at 8 PM EST in Dallas. It projects to be another competitive affair as the Mavericks hope to clinch a series win over the Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks aren’t ruling Maxi Kleber injury return out in playoffs

<!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', '/mavericks-news-dealt-crushing-maxi-kleber-injury-update-after-eliminating-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks dealt crushing Maxi Kleber injury update after eliminating Clippers');   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/2024/05/ASAP-Mavericks-news-Dallas-dealt-crushing-Maxi-Kleber-injury-update-after-eliminating-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks dealt crushing Maxi Kleber injury update after eliminating Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-04T13:38:53-07:00">May 4th, 1:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-05T09:21:39-07:00">May 5th, 9:21am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are getting a tough blow as they advance in the NBA Playoffs. Dallas forward/center Maxi Kleber is down with <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1786837857857884254" rel="noopener">a shoulder injury</a>, per The Athletic. Kleber is expected to miss a significant period of time for the team, and possibly the rest of the postseason.</p><p>Kleber suffered a dislocation of the AC joint in his right shoulder, per The Athletic. The AC joint is the area of the shoulder where the collarbone meets part of the shoulder blade. Kleber suffered the injury during the team’s Game 6 battle against the Los Angeles Clippers. The team announced on Sunday, May 5 that he would be <a href="https://x.com/MavsPR/status/1787150354188038383" rel="noopener">re-evaluated in three weeks</a>.</p><h2>Mavs to re-evaluate Maxi Kleber in three weeks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Maxi-Kleber-after-making-a-three-point-shot.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The loss of Kleber puts additional pressure on Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to score. The Mavericks got past the Clippers in the Western Conference playoffs on Friday, but it came at a price. Mavericks guard Doncic admitted that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-gets-painfully-honest-on-beating-clippers-in-six-games">the series exhausted him</a>, and he struggled to score from the perimeter against the Clippers. Dallas can’t afford to have him continue his cold shooting if they want to advance to the NBA Finals.</p><p>With Doncic struggling from beyond the arc, the Mavericks were able to rely on Kleber for some outside shooting. The big man made more than 50 percent of his threes in the Clippers series. On the season, Kleber is averaging 4 points and 3 rebounds, but his hustle plays kept Dallas going in critical situations. He has played for the club since the 2017-18 season.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/maxi-kleber-shoulder-injury-dallas-mavericks-oklahoma-city-thunder-matchup" rel="noopener">Amazing, man</a>,” Doncic said of Kleber’s play in Game 5 of the series, per Sports Illustrated. “I think we created a lot of open shots. And Maxi knocking down three in a row, that helped. The whole team, the energy, the bench was into the game. He was very big today. Big shots.”</p><p>Mavericks coach Jason Kidd says the team will use a <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1786842677390070106" rel="noopener">next man up mentality</a> to replace Kleber, per ClutchPoints. The Mavericks are expected to use P.J. Washington, Derrick Jones and Josh Green to share minutes in the frontcourt moving forward, per CBS Sports. Dallas takes on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Mavericks’ bigs will have their hands full in the next series, taking on young gun Chet Holmgren.</p><p>Dallas does have some good rhythm going into the next series. Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is shooting the lights out in the postseason, pouring in another 30 points in Game 6 against the Clippers. His hot hand will be needed moving forward, and so will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-insane-kyrie-irving-closeout-stat-will-please-fans">his good luck</a>. Irving is a perfect 13-0 in his playoff career in closeout games.</p><p>The Mavericks and Thunder play in Game 1 of their series on Tuesday. The Thunder swept the New Orleans Pelicans in their first-round playoff series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks dealt crushing Maxi Kleber injury update after eliminating Clippers

<!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', '/mavericks-news-maxi-kleber-game-6-clippers-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber exits Game 6 vs. Clippers with shoulder injury');   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/2024/05/Maxi-Kleber-exits-Game-6-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber exits Game 6 vs. Clippers with shoulder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-03T19:50:41-07:00">May 3rd, 7:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-03T20:13:51-07:00">May 3rd, 8:13pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber exited the team’s Game 6 clash against the Los Angeles Clippers <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1786587512305066156" rel="noopener">with a right shoulder sprain</a>. The injury occurred after Kleber fell to the ground following a shooting foul. The Mavs forward is <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1786587231173435722" rel="noopener">doubtful to return</a>.</p><p>The Mavs’ offense started strong against the Clippers on Friday. Additionally, head coach Jason Kidd provided an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-jason-kidd-nba-playoffs">encouraging Luka Doncic injury update</a> before the game. However, this Kleber injury is obviously far from ideal. The Mavericks are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-tim-hardaway-jr-game-5-injury-updates">already without Tim Hardaway Jr.</a> and Olivier-Maxence Prosper, so they certainly do not want to lose Kleber for an extended period of time.</p><p>Kleber is a stretch forward who made five three-pointers in Game 5. The Mavs had struggled from beyond the arc in the series, so Kleber’s effort was crucial.</p><p>It is currently uncertain how serious Kleber’s injury is. We will provide updates as they are made available.</p><h2><b>Maxi Kleber suffers injury during Clippers-Mavericks Game 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Maxi-Kleber-after-making-a-three-point-shot.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Kleber has played with the Mavs since the 2016-17 season. He’s never been a star in the NBA, but Kleber has played an important role nonetheless.</p><p>He averaged 4.4 points per game on 43.2 percent field goal and 34.8 percent three-point shooting during the 2023-24 campaign. Kleber has also shot 35.7 percent from deep for his career. His ability to stretch the floor is something Dallas has utilized since he’s been on the roster.</p><p>Through five games in the 2024 NBA playoffs, Kleber has averaged 6.0 points per outing on 55.6 percent field goal and 60 percent three-point shooting. Again, the Mavs have not shot the ball well from deep so far in the postseason. Kleber has been a bright spot from three-point range without question.</p><p>As of this story’s writing, the Mavericks and Clippers are tied at 52 points apiece at the half. It projects to be a competitive finish as Dallas looks to win the series. Los Angeles is going to do everything they can to keep the series alive, however.</p><p>The Mavs will likely need to find a way to win without Kleber. He is currently doubtful to return to action in Game 6. It will be a situation worth closely monitoring, though.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber exits Game 6 vs. Clippers with shoulder injury

<!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', '/mavericks-news-josh-green-maxi-kleber-playing-heat-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Josh Green, Maxi Kleber available vs. Heat');   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/2024/04/Are-Josh-Green-Maxi-Kleber-playing-vs.-Heat-Latest-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Josh Green, Maxi Kleber available vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-10T15:20:03-07:00">April 10th, 3:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-10T15:31:45-07:00">April 10th, 3:31pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks continued their hot stretch on Tuesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-daniel-gafford-dallas-records-hornets">defeating the Charlotte Hornets</a> 130-104 on the road. Dallas will play the second of a back-to-back on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat. As the Mavs prepare for another road game, though, they are dealing with some injury concerns.</p><p>Dereck Lively II remains out with a right knee sprain. Meanwhile, Josh Green and Maxi Kleber are both battling injury concerns. Green is dealing with a right ankle sprain but was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-injury-updates-luka-doncic-josh-green-playoffs">upgraded to doubtful</a> on Tuesday before ultimately getting ruled out. The 23-year-old guard has not played since March 14 but seems to be getting close to returning.</p><p>So are Josh Green and Maxi Kleber playing tonight vs. the Heat?</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV </i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>(click for a free trial)*</i></b></a></p><h2><b>Josh Green, Maxi Kleber injury statuses for Mavericks-Heat game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Josh-Green-and-Maxi-Kleber-celebrate-vs-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Green was upgraded once again Wednesday. This time, the Mavs guard was <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-04-10_02PM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> with his right ankle sprain, per the NBA Injury Report. Meanwhile, Kleber was listed as probable due to back spasms.</p><p>However, both players <a href="https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1778183049588711670" rel="noopener">were ultimately made available</a> ahead of tip-off, via Mavs PR on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>Green and Kleber are not the best players on this Mavericks team. However, both impact the game in major ways.</p><p>Green has emerged as one of the Mavs better three-point shooters. He has shot just over 40 percent from beyond the arc so far during the 2023-24 season. Overall, Green is averaging 8.5 points per game.</p><p>Green is also capable of starting or coming off the bench. He has appeared in 54 games this season, and Green has started 32 of those contests. His ability to find success in either role could pay dividends during Dallas’ upcoming playoff run.</p><p>Kleber is a versatile forward who can stretch the floor. In fact, his three-point prowess <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-offense-playoffs-nuggets-thunder">provides a crucial dynamic</a> for Dallas’ offense.</p><p>The Mavs centers, Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II, have both performed well during the 2023-24 campaign. But in today’s game, having a big man who can stretch the floor is crucial. Gafford and Lively typically live in the paint, so Kleber adds that three-point element for the Mavs’ big men. PJ Washington, who can play the power forward position as well, adds a similar dynamic for the Mavs.</p><p>Dallas has three games remaining before the playoffs get underway. They made sure Green was fully ready to go before bringing him back into the rotation. Kleber has been in and out of the rotation amid his back injury. Dallas will not hesitate to give him rest if any setbacks occur.</p><p>Again, Green’s initial questionable status was a major update. Even if he did not play against Miami, it was clear that Green was on the verge of a return.</p><p>However, when it comes to the question of if Josh Green and Maxi Kleber are playing tonight vs. the Heat, the answer is yes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Josh Green, Maxi Kleber available vs. Heat

<!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', '/rockets-news-amen-thompson-ejected-for-shoving-mavericks-maxi-kleber');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Amen Thompson ejected for blatant shove of Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber');   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/2024/04/Rockets-new-Amen-Thompson-ejected-for-blatant-shove-of-Mavericks-Maxi-Kleber.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets’ Amen Thompson ejected for blatant shove of Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-07T13:42:38-07:00">April 7th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-07T13:42:38-07:00">April 7th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-truth-bomb-eliminating-rockets">Rockets are trying</a> to make a run for the play-in tournament as they take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. However, things took a turn after star rookie, Amen Thompson, was ejected from the game for shoving Maxi Kleber.</p><p>Early on in the contest, Thompson blatantly pushed Kleber <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777064690796859639" rel="noopener">to the ground</a>. Game officials eventually called it a flagrant two and ejected the Rockets’ small forward from the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amen Thompson was hit with a flagrant 2 and ejected after this hard foul on Maxi Kleber.</p><p>Good or bad call? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/3etp4N6hNs">pic.twitter.com/3etp4N6hNs</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777064690796859639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Although the Rockets ended the first quarter with a 42-27 lead, this isn’t an ideal situation for Houston. They’re trying to keep their playoff hopes alive but a boneheaded play from Thompson could change the tide of this contest. The NBA may consider fining Amen Thompson for his actions. However, that won’t be known until after the game.</p><p>It’s not clear what set off the initial shove. But whatever happened it’s not a great decision for Thompson to push his opponent to the ground. Especially with the Rockets fighting for a play-in tournament spot. Even if they’re a long shot to participate.</p><p>With that said, the refs in this Rockets-Mavericks game might be trying to prevent these teams <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777068545043488838" rel="noopener">from clashing too much</a>. After hitting a tough shot, the refs called a technical on Luka Doncic for celebrating. Hilariously enough, they didn’t seem to care that Dillon Brooks was clapping in Doncic’s face after the call was made.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luka Doncic got hit with a technical foul while celebrating getting a whistle and Dillon Brooks was loving it 😂<a href="https://t.co/duPQvKpdkC">pic.twitter.com/duPQvKpdkC</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777068545043488838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Amen Thompson has had a solid rookie campaign overall. He’s excellent on the boards and is still developing as a scorer. Give this kid some time to develop and the Rockets could have star on their hands. This season, Thompson has averaged 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.</p><h2>Rockets bright future</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jalen-Green-driving-the-lane.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Even if the Rockets miss out on the playoffs this season, the franchise has an incredibly bright future. They have several exciting prospects with Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun figuring it out in the league.</p><p>Houston has been involved in numerous trade rumors and could be a team to watch for in the offseason. It’d be smart to continue building around guys like Green and Sengun. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-future-alperen-sengun-jalen-green-offseason-trade-decisions">the Rockets could</a> potentially send them away in a big trade package.</p><p>But whatever happens, Houston is in position to make some big moves this coming offseason. If they can make the right moves the Rockets could be more of a playoff threat this time next year. They already have a nice lineup and the front office will have the opportunity to build upon it.</p><p>After several years of being at the bottom of the league it looks like the Rockets are well on their way to righting the ship. The front office has followed a similar rebuilding strategy as the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have become one of the best teams in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Amen Thompson ejected for blatant shove of Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber

<!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', '/mavericks-news-maxi-kleber-jason-kidd-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber gets attention-catching Jason Kidd take as playoffs draw near');   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/2024/03/Maxi-Kleber-gets-attention-catching-Jason-Kidd-take-as-playoffs-draw-near.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber gets attention-catching Jason Kidd take as playoffs draw near</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-25T11:44:47-07:00">March 25th, 11:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-25T11:44:47-07:00">March 25th, 11:44am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are preparing for a five game road trip as the NBA playoffs draw near. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-scarier-nikola-jokic-jamal-murray-stephen-a-smith">continued to lead the team</a>, while players such as Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-daniel-gafford-dunks-franchise-record-jazz">stepped up as well</a>. One player who is not receiving as much attention but has played an important role for the Mavs is versatile big man Maxi Kleber.</p><p>Kleber’s statistics don’t always jump off the page. He is averaging 4.4 points per game on 41.5 percent field goal and 32.4 percent three-point shooting during the 2023-24 season. Kleber is also recording 3.3 rebounds per contest as well.</p><p>He tends to make a positive impact when he is on the floor, however. In fact, Kleber <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=maxi+kleber+plus-minus" rel="noopener">has a plus-minus</a> of plus-59 for the season, per StatMuse. He’s averaging just under 21 minutes per game, so he is on the floor often enough to make his impact felt.</p><p>Head coach Jason Kidd knows role players such as Kleber will play an important role as the 2023-24 campaign winds down.</p><p>“I think we’ve always relied kind of a security blanket with Maxi,” Kidd said of Kleber at practice on Sunday. “When you talk about playing Maxi at the five or four… Our defense plays at a high rate with him on the floor and then his ability to stretch the defense and being able to knockdown the three. Before we get to the playoffs, we expect him to play at a high level. We expect him to continue to play like that in the playoffs.”</p><h2><b>Maxi Kleber’s important role for competitive Mavericks team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Maxi-Kleber-at-Mavericks-Media-Day.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Again, Kleber’s numbers are not going to reinforce too much confidence. He’s struggled at times shooting the ball, and he isn’t always a top rebounder. However, he finds ways to add value to the Mavs.</p><p>The Mavericks recently defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-107. Kleber scored just five points on 2-2 shooting. He did add four assists, however. In the end, Kleber finished the game with an outstanding plus-minus of plus-27.</p><p>Kleber added seven points on 2-3 shooting to go along with three assists in Dallas’ 113-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday.</p><p>Perhaps his efficiency plays a role. Kleber has not taken more than three shots in any of his past five games played. His ability to stretch the floor is pivotal, and it forces defenses to keep an eye on him. Even if he is only taking three or less shots in games, Kleber’s presence on the floor gives defenses something extra to think about when playing against the Mavericks.</p><p>Overall, he is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/klebima01.html" rel="noopener">averaging 3.6 field goal attempts</a> per game, according to Basketball Reference. Kleber’s 2.2 three-point attempts per game are enough to catch opponent’s attention.</p><p>Another element of Kleber’s game is that he doesn’t typically take bad shots. He will either take an open three-pointer or finish near the basket. His offensive game is quite efficient, although he doesn’t average many attempts.</p><p>Players like Kleber won’t make-or-break a team’s playoff chances. They do, however, give teams better opportunities to find success in the postseason. Don’t be surprised if Kleber plays a surprisingly crucial role during the Mavericks’ postseason run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber gets attention-catching Jason Kidd take as playoffs draw near

<!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', '/mavericks-news-mark-cuban-calls-out-shocking-nba-l2m-report-jarrett-allen-shove-maxi-kleber');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Mark Cuban calls out shocking NBA L2M report over Jarrett Allen shove on Maxi Kleber');   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/2024/02/mavericks-news-mark-cuban-calls-out-shocking-nba-l2m-report-over-jarrett-allen-shove-on-maxi-kleber.webp"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Mark Cuban calls out shocking NBA L2M report over Jarrett Allen shove on Maxi Kleber</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-28T17:31:05-08:00">February 28th, 5:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-28T17:31:05-08:00">February 28th, 5:31pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks fell 121-119 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday after Max Strus hit a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to win it for Cleveland.</p><p>Now the NBA L2M report for the game is out, and Mark Cuban thinks the Mavericks <a href="https://x.com/mcuban/status/1762972517495427420?s=20" rel="noopener">got hosed</a> on a call:</p><p>“Comment:Allen (CLE) and Kleber (DAL) engage off ball and marginal contact occurs as Allen releases away to disengage.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here is the video from the last two minute report <a href="https://t.co/Vtb2RBSO1z">pic.twitter.com/Vtb2RBSO1z</a></p><p>— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1762975557258510802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cuban is pointing out the shove that Jarrett Allen gives the Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber near the free throw line.</p><p>Here’s a better look at it, per Kirk Henderson:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I love me some marginal contact that includes shoving lol <a href="https://t.co/fBHz9D7AiA">pic.twitter.com/fBHz9D7AiA</a></p><p>— Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) <a href="https://twitter.com/KirkSeriousFace/status/1762952211204575629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the Mavericks didn’t get the call with 35 seconds left in the game, they still had a chance to win, scoring the potential game-winner with two seconds left in the game before Strus hit his miracle buzzer-beater.</p><p>Cuban has never been shy about criticizing officials or the NBA’s process in evaluating them in secret during his time with the Mavericks. The league has been under fire this season for several high-profile blown calls including not granting Blazers head coach a timeout when he asked for one, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-nba-official-admits-major-mistake-jalen-brunson-foul-call-new-york-loss" rel="noopener">calling a phantom foul</a> on the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson that cost his team a win, and – earlier this week – <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-referees-admit-mistake-on-controversial-ausar-thompson-foul-vs-knicks" rel="noopener">missing a foul</a> on the Knicks’ Donte DiVincenzo that potentially cost the Detroit Pistons a win at Madison Square Garden.</p><p>Despite the tough loss and possible missed call, the Mavericks need to regroup quickly. The team is back in action on Wednesday night taking on the Toronto Raptors on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Mark Cuban calls out shocking NBA L2M report over Jarrett Allen shove on Maxi Kleber

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He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zion Williamson can consider himself lucky that he was able to walk away safe from a scary incident on the court during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-vs-mavericks-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-1-15-2024" rel="noopener">Monday night’s game</a> between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks. While trying to throw down an alley-oop pass from Brandon Ingram, Williamson got hit mid-air by Mavs big man Maxi Kleber who didn’t seem to see the high-flying New Orleans star behind him. That led to an awkward fall by Williamson, who said he did not think Kleber did it on purpose.</p><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/PelsFilmRoom/status/1747032752547913741" rel="noopener">I gotta go look at the clip</a>. Do I think he did it intentionally? I don’t think he’s that kind of dude. I just gotta go look at the clip,” Williamson shared to reporters during the postgame press conference (h/t Pelicans Film Room).</p><p>The former Duke Blue Devils star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-foul-zion-williamson-pelicans" rel="noopener">led the Pelicans with 30 points</a> in 32 minutes and also had three assists while shooting 12-for-17 from the floor, but his tremendous effort was not enough to prevent New Orleans from losing at the hands of the Mavericks to the tune of a 125-120 score.</p><p>Nevertheless, Williamson and the Pelicans can take heart from the fact that his collision with Kleber did not result in a major injury.</p><p>Whether Kleber did that intentionally or not, he will have to be more aware of his surroundings on the court, especially when he’s around the rim defensively. For Williamson, the terrifying fall likely will not discourage him from trying to pull off highlight finishes at the rim.</p><p>The 24-17 Pelicans will next face the Charlotte Hornets at home on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans: Zion Williamson’s true thoughts on Maxi Kleber’s dangerous foul on him

<!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', '/mavs-news-maxi-kleber-dealing-unique-injury-amid-dallas-undefeated-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs forward Maxi Kleber dealing with unique injury amid Dallas’ undefeated start');   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/2023/11/Mavs-news-Maxi-Kleber-dealing-with-unique-injury-amid-Dallas_-undefeated-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs forward Maxi Kleber dealing with unique injury amid Dallas’ undefeated start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-02T16:45:46-07:00">November 2nd, 4:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-02T16:45:46-07:00">November 2nd, 4:45pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Maxi Kleber and the Dallas Mavericks have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season, currently one of only two teams that stands undefeated at 4-0.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-maxi-kleber-gets-vocal-dallas-disappointing-season-amid-stronger-western-conference" rel="noopener"> Kleber has seen</a> somewhat of a diminished role in the offense with some of the offseason acquisitions that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-in-season-tournament-schedule-dates-times-bold-predictions" rel="noopener">the Mavs made</a>; however, it seems that the injury bug <a href="https://twitter.com/InStreetClothes/status/1720198399306141934" rel="noopener">has caught up with</a> the small forward.</p><p>Recently, it was announced that Kleber had dislocated his pinkie toe, per Jeff Stotts of InStreetClothes.com. Kleber is listed as questionable on the Mavs’ injury report for their upcoming road game against the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>The Mavs have come out of the gates swinging in 2023-24, winners of each of their first four contests. Although Kleber has been solid thus far on the season, it has been newly signed forward Grant Williams who has perhaps been the most pleasant surprise for Dallas throughout the first few games, showing off his perimeter shooting ability that was only hinted at during his time in a Boston Celtics uniform as well as providing defense that was sorely missing from the Mavs’ rotation throughout last season.</p><p>Of course, the head of the snake is still Luka Doncic, who has had to do even more heavy lifting over the last couple of games with Kyrie Irving missing time due to injury. Still, with Doncic playing at such an elite level and with the Mavs looking at least competent on the defensive end of the floor, the pieces are in place for a potentially strong 2023-24 season as things progress.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs forward Maxi Kleber dealing with unique injury amid Dallas’ undefeated start

<!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', '/mavs-news-maxi-kleber-gets-vocal-dallas-disappointing-season-amid-stronger-western-conference');   ga('set', 'title', 'Maxi Kleber gets vocal on Mavs disappointing season amid stronger Western Conference');   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/2023/10/Maxi-Kleber-gets-vocal-on-Dallas_-disappointing-season-amid-stronger-Western-Conference.jpg"></figure><h1>Maxi Kleber gets vocal on Mavs disappointing season amid stronger Western Conference</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-14T13:51:08-07:00">October 14th, 1:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-14T13:51:08-07:00">October 14th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks pulled off one of the biggest trades of the deadline last season when they acquired Kyrie Irving in a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Pairing Irving alongside Luka Doncic was the Mavs first step towards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-warning-nba-luka-doncic-partnership" rel="noopener">trying to become</a> a championship contender. Last season was a disappointment though with the Mavs floundering in the second half of the season and failing to make the playoffs. Part of that reason though was health. The Mavs were missing Maxi Kleber for most of the second half of the season due to injury. Kleber is healthy now and he <a href="https://www.mavs.com/kleber-healthy/" rel="noopener">recently spoke</a> about the Mavs goal of rectifying last season as per Eddie Sefko of Mavs.com.</p><p>“Obviously, there’s a certain feeling of that chip on your shoulder, because last year was obviously very disappointing,” Kleber said. “But we want to move on from that. We have a lot prove and make up for. It’s not going to be easy. The league is really competitive and has a lot of good teams. But we believe ourselves and we want to make up for what happened last year.”</p><p>Having a healthy Maxi Kleber will certainly help the Mavs. The German native was limited to only 37 games last season due to a hamstring injury. When he was available, he averaged 5.9 points per game, 3.6 rebound and 1.4 assists with splits of 45.6 percent shooting from the field, 34.8 percent shooting from the three-point line and 71.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Kleber provides the Mavs with a potential starter and frontcourt depth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Maxi Kleber gets vocal on Mavs disappointing season amid stronger Western Conference

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My intention was just to make myself strong for my team and to make it clear that I would do everything for my team.”</p><p>Schroder went on to clarify that he was simply speaking his mind while criticizing Maxi for opting out of Eurobasket 2022, not intentionally attacking his fellow countryman.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-maxi-kleber-backs-out-world-cup-after-dennis-schroder-jab" rel="noopener">Kleber withdrew</a> from the 2023 FIBA World Cup in wake of Schroder’s inflammatory initial comments, which came on the latest edition of the <a href="https://gotnexxt.de/" rel="noopener">Got Nexxt podcast</a>.</p><p>“If he says ‘I will sign my contract this summer and I want to be with the team so that I can earn even more money’, then I understand that,” Schroder said of Kleber’s justification for skipping Eurobasket 2022. “But if you say to [national team coach] Gordon Herbert, ‘I’m Maxi and I want to train ball handling and work on my game in the summer,’ then, sorry Maxi, but you don’t have a game.</p><p>“For me it’s like, ‘Maxi, working on your game? You can’t play in the NT for that?'” he continued. “That bothered me a little bit, to be honest.”</p><p>While the German Basketball Federation is clearly working to move past the completely avoidable controversy, there’s no fixing the damage already done. Kleber’s withdrawal from the World Cup is irrevocable, leaving the Germans absent arguably their best big man.</p><p>Germany, led by Dennis Schroder and rising star Franz Wagner of the Orlando Magic, tipoff World Cup play against Japan on August 25th in Okinawa.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.3

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.3

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