"Kleber, acquired from the Dallas Mavericks as part of the Luka Doncic trade in February, has dealt with a string of injuries since joining the Lakers. At the time of the trade, the 6-10, 240-pound Kleber was sidelined because of surgery to repair a fracture in his right foot and missed the entire remaining regular season, only appearing for five minutes in Game 5 of L.A.'s first round series loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves."
"He injured his quadriceps early in training camp and missed all but one of the Lakers' six preseason games, logging three points, two rebounds, two turnovers and four fouls in 10 minutes against the Sacramento Kings last week. "I was very frustrated," Kleber said when asked about his quad injury. "I put in a lot of work to have something happen like that. But you can't always control everything. All I can do is put in the work and do my best.""
Maxi Kleber will miss the season opener with an oblique strain and will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks. Kleber was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in the Luka Doncic trade and has faced multiple injuries, including right foot fracture surgery that sidelined him for most of last season and a quadriceps injury in training camp that limited his preseason. He played 10 minutes against the Sacramento Kings, recording three points and two rebounds. Deandre Ayton will start at center, Jaxson Hayes is the primary backup, and LeBron James (sciatica) and rookie Adou Thiero (knee surgery recovery) are out.
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