Los Angeles Lakers big man Maxi Kleber has been medically cleared to make his season debut Saturday night in Atlanta, according to Khobi Price of The Orange County Register. He had been listed as questionable with a strained abdominal muscle, but he was upgraded to available shortly before game time. Kleber told Price that he’s “gonna be ready, just be prepared and be back out with the guys, get back in rhythm and routine.” Kleber was acquired from Dallas in February as part of the Luka Doncic trade, but he has yet to appear in a regular-season game with the Lakers. He was recovering from foot surgery at the time of the deal and remained sidelined until the season ended. He did make one playoff appearance, logging nearly five minutes in Game 5 during the first-round loss to Minnesota. Kleber was healthy coming into training camp in September, but he tweaked his quad on the second day of workouts. He suffered the oblique strain shortly before the start of the regular season, with a reevaluation set for two weRead More
Exciting news emerges on Lakers center Maxi Kleber
