The Los Angeles Lakers received an injury update ahead of their game against the Pelicans. On Tuesday, the team announced that veteran forward Maxi Kleber is questionable for the game, dealing with back soreness.
Kleber’s Impact on the Lakers
Maxi Kleber (back soreness) has been downgraded to QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game versus New Orleans.
After Sunday’s blowout win against the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena, Lakers head coach JJ Redick was asked about how Kleber impacts the team, even though he hasn’t seen the floor that much during the 2025-26 NBA season.
Doncic, who has played with Kleber for his entire NBA career thus far, also chimed in on the veteran big man after he had a few highlights against the Kings.
Veteran forward Rui Hachimura also lauded Kleber’s impact on the team following Sunday’s game against Sacramento.
Although Kleber’s impact isn’t seen much on the stat sheet, he’s definitely made an impression on Redick and his teammates and will be missed on Tuesday if he’s ultimately ruled out against the Pelicans.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers had a clean injury report, with not a single player dealing with any ailments after back-to-back blowout wins against the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings over the weekend.