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

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

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

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

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

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

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-jj-redick-maxi-kleber-message-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'JJ Redick’s solemn Maxi Kleber message after latest injury news');   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/2025/10/Maxi-Kleber-14-during-media-day-at-UCLA-Health-Training-Center.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>JJ Redick’s solemn Maxi Kleber message after latest injury news</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T21:06:47-07:00">October 21st, 9:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T21:06:47-07:00">October 21st, 9:06pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2025-26 season got underway on Tuesday, the team was dealt an injury blow. It was announced that reserve big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-out-to-begin-2025-26-season-oblique-injury">Maxi Kleber had suffered an oblique injury</a> and <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1980653604370542957" rel="noopener">would be sidelined</a> for at least the next two weeks.</p><p>Maxi Kleber joined the Lakers as part of the Luka Doncic last season, but hasn’t been able to make an impact mostly because of his injury woes. Prior to the Lakers’ opening night games against the Golden State Warriors, head coach JJ Redick gave a heartfelt take on Kleber’s unfortunate luck since joining the team.</p><p>“Maxi, he’s a pro. He’s just a terrific teammate and a hard worker. I feel bad for him. . .I feel really bad for him right now,” Redick said. “He bemoaned to me yesterday, he’s like, ‘I do everything right. I take care of myself, I get my sleep, I put the right things in my body, I work out, I train,’ and he’s just been bit a little bit by the injury bug here the last two seasons.”</p><p>“So I really feel for him,” Redick continued. “I’m thankful this is a short term thing, but I know that he’ll be in a position in a few weeks to help this basketball team.”</p><p>Kleber has yet to appear in a regular season game with the Lakers since the trade. When he arrived last season, he was still recovering from a foot injury. He did make his return to the court during Game 5 of the Lakers’ opening round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He finished that game with two points in five minutes as the Lakers were eliminated.</p><p>During <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-to-undergo-mri-for-quad-injury">training camp, Kleber sustained a quad injury</a> that limited him to only one preseason game. He had three points and two rebounds in a little over ten minutes in that game.</p><p>Before his recent spat of injuries, Kleber had been one of the better floor-spacing big men in the NBA with the Mavericks. He played a key role in the Mavericks’ run to the NBA Finals in 2024, appearing in 13 playoff games at a little over 16 minutes and shooting 42.9 percent from three-point range on just about two attempts per game.</p><p>Throughout his career, Kleber holds a mark of 35.4 percent shooting from three-point range. He has a unique skill set for the Lakers in that he’s the only big on the roster who can consistently shoot from the three-point line.</p><p>Even before the recent setback, it seemed like Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes were locked in as the Lakers’ center rotation, but JJ Redick has made it clear that if and when Kleber is healthy, he will get his opportunity to help the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-out-to-begin-2025-26-season-oblique-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Maxi Kleber out to begin 2025-26 season with oblique 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/2025/10/Maxi-Kleber-out-to-begin-2025-26-season-with-oblique-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Maxi Kleber out to begin 2025-26 season with oblique injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T08:21:21-07:00">October 21st, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T08:30:27-07:00">October 21st, 8:30am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Maxi Kleber will <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1980653265026183239" rel="noopener">miss the start</a> of the 2025-26 NBA season with an oblique strain, the team announced on Tuesday. Kleber will be re-evaluated by the team’s medical personnel in approximately two weeks.</p><p>Kleber, 33, joined the Lakers during the 2024-25 season as part of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-makes-nba-history">six-player trade</a> involving the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, which also sent superstar Luka Doncic to Los Angeles and multi-time All-Star big man Anthony Davis to Dallas.</p><p>Since joining the Lakers, Kleber has appeared in only one playoff game as a result of multiple injuries.</p><p>After spending time recovering from a foot/ankle injury last season, Kleber entered the NBA preseason with a minor quad issue. Now, Kleber is once again on the injured list, this time with an oblique strain that will sideline him until sometime in November.</p><p>Without Kleber available for the season opener against the Golden State Warriors and beyond, the Lakers will be left with Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes as their only options at center. Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt will fill gaps at the power forward position next to Ayton and Hayes.</p><p>Kleber is not the only Lakers player who will miss the start of the regular season. Rookie forward Adou Thiero is still recovering from a knee injury that has held him out through the preseason, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-lebron-james-will-miss-start-of-2025-26-season-with-mysterious-side-injury">LeBron James will miss NBA Opening Night</a> for the first time in his career due to a sciatica problem on his right side.</p><p>LeBron is not expected to be available until sometime near mid-November. Los Angeles has not provided any additional updates on James’ status since his diagnosis was announced on October 9.</p><p>In 34 games with the Mavericks last season, Kleber averaged 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 38.5 percent from the floor and 26.5 percent from 3-point range. He is entering the final year of his contract and will make $11 million this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-optimistic-quad-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Maxi Kleber avoids nightmare scenario after MRI');   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/2025/10/Lakers-Maxi-Kleber-at-2025-Media-Day-.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Maxi Kleber avoids nightmare scenario after MRI</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-02T13:11:21-07:00">October 2nd, 1:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-02T13:11:21-07:00">October 2nd, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Maxi Kleber will <a href="https://x.com/jovanbuha/status/1973836272436469989" rel="noopener">miss the team’s preseason opener</a> on Friday night against the Phoenix Suns after being diagnosed with a “minor” quad injury, JJ Redick told reporters on Thursday via Lakers reporter Jovan Buha.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-maxi-kleber-to-undergo-mri-for-quad-injury">Kleber underwent an MRI on Wednesday</a> after tweaking his quad during the first few days of training camp. While the Lakers and Kleber were not overly concerned with this injury when it happened, they are being extra cautious with the 33-year-old veteran.</p><p>After all, Kleber did not play in a single regular-season game for Los Angeles after being included in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-makes-nba-history">groundbreaking Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade</a> in February. He did make an appearance in one postseason game for the Lakers last season.</p><p>As a result of this quad injury, Kleber will be “out a few days,” as Redick described. Kleber joins LeBron James, Marcus Smart, and Adou Thiero on the sidelines for the team’s first preseason game.</p><p>LeBron is currently dealing with nerve irritation in the glute and has not participated in the start of training camp.</p><p>Kleber figures to be a bench contributor in the frontcourt for the Lakers this season, an area where they desperately needed help last year. While Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes will be the focal points on the interior for Los Angeles, Kleber gives the team a pick-and-pop option who has prior experience playing alongside Doncic.</p><p>In his eight seasons with Dallas, Kleber averaged 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 35.4 percent from 3-point range.</p><p>When he is healthy, Kleber can be a factor as a small-ball center helping to spread the court.</p><p>Although Kleber will be sidelined to start preseason play, the good news for him and the Lakers is that this is not a major injury. The team is being cautious with all their veteran players, who are currently dealing with bumps and bruises, which is why Kleber will likely resume activities on the court next week after a few days of rest.</p><p>The Lakers will begin the 2025-26 regular season on October 21, in an NBA Opening Night showdown against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Maxi Kleber avoids nightmare scenario after MRI

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Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Maxi Kleber to undergo MRI for quad injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-01T14:14:55-07:00">October 1st, 2:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-01T14:14:55-07:00">October 1st, 2:14pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Maxi Kleber will undergo an MRI on Wednesday after <a href="https://x.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1973482904241197418" rel="noopener">suffering a quad injury</a> during training camp.</p><p>Head coach JJ Redick confirmed the setback as the Lakers continued preparations for the 2025-26 NBA season. Dan Woike of The Athletic reported on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the hope is the injury is not serious.</p><p>“Maxi Kleber suffered a quad injury yesterday and will receive a MRI later this afternoon, JJ Redick says. Hope is that it isn’t serious,” Woike posted.</p><p>Kleber, 33, is entering his first full season with Los Angeles after joining the team in February. He was included in the midseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-2-players-la-wants-evaluate-before-making-trades">trade package that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers</a> in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick.</p><h2><b>Lakers await MRI results on Maxi Kleber’s quad injury ahead of season opener.</b></h2><p>The German forward spent much of last season recovering from a broken foot. He appeared in 34 games for the Dallas Mavericks before the trade, averaging three points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18.7 minutes per contest while shooting 38.5% from the field.</p><p>Following the trade, Kleber saw limited action in Los Angeles. He played just once for the Lakers, logging five minutes in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kleber scored two points in the loss that ended the Lakers’ season.</p><p>The Lakers are monitoring his health closely as they look to establish frontcourt depth alongside LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Kleber has been valued throughout his career for his defensive versatility and floor-spacing ability as a big man.</p><p>Los Angeles will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-rivals-speculate-austin-reaves-40-million-next-contract">open the regular season on Oct. 21 against the Golden State Warriors</a>. The results of Kleber’s MRI are expected to provide clarity on his availability for the start of the campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Maxi Kleber to undergo MRI for quad 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', '/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

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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

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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

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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>

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