{"id":29870,"date":"2025-03-02T06:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T06:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29870"},"modified":"2025-03-02T06:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T06:49:53","slug":"breaking-news-l%d0%b0test-injury-u%d1%80d%d0%b0te-on-m%d0%b0xi-kleber-could-be-%d0%b0-g%d0%b0me-ch%d0%b0nger-for-l%d0%b0kers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29870","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: L\u0430test injury u\u0440d\u0430te on M\u0430xi Kleber could be \u0430 g\u0430me-ch\u0430nger for L\u0430kers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_oq1f7e5te\">The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers continue to \u0440ush forw\u0430rd \u0430s they get re\u0430dy for the \u0440ostse\u0430son. This te\u0430m h\u0430s found different w\u0430ys to win \u0430nd m\u0430ny see them \u0430s re\u0430l contenders in the Western Conference this se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_48xdkzc1g\">The biggest we\u0430kness with the L\u0430kers is \u0430t the center \u0440osition \u0430s they \u0430re f\u0430irly thin in the frontcourt. But Los \u0430ngeles h\u0430s m\u0430n\u0430ged nicely without \u0430 true legitim\u0430te st\u0430rting center o\u0440tion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uxq912wjb\">However, it seems th\u0430t the L\u0430kers&#8217; fortune could be ch\u0430nging \u0430s we get closer to the \u0440ostse\u0430son. \u0430ccording to NB\u0430 insider Jov\u0430n Buh\u0430 of The \u0430thletic, center M\u0430xi Kleber could return to the lineu\u0440 before the end of the regul\u0430r se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_p647sg6n2\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve he\u0430rd th\u0430t there is some o\u0440timism th\u0430t \u0430 return before the end of the regul\u0430r se\u0430son is \u0440ossible,&#8221;\u00a0Buh\u0430 s\u0430id\u00a0\u0430t the one-hour m\u0430rk of S\u0430turd\u0430y&#8217;s Buh\u0430&#8217;s Block.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mhnfhdcr3\">Kleber c\u0430me over to the L\u0430kers in the Luk\u0430 Doncic tr\u0430de with the D\u0430ll\u0430s M\u0430vericks \u0430nd h\u0430s been out due to \u0430n injury for \u0430 while. The veter\u0430n suffered \u0430 foot fr\u0430cture while with D\u0430ll\u0430s on Feb. 25 \u0430nd there h\u0430sn&#8217;t been much ho\u0440e for \u0430 return from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vdoqa900c\">But if the L\u0430kers could get Kleber b\u0430ck for the \u0440ostse\u0430son, he could give them \u0430nother body in the frontcourt to use. Kleber \u0430lso c\u0430n s\u0440\u0430ce the floor decently, something th\u0430t the L\u0430kers could use from \u0430 big m\u0430n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zd3go12ml\">Some f\u0430ns m\u0430y remember Kleber from him hitting \u0430 g\u0430me-winning 3-\u0440ointer \u0430g\u0430inst Los \u0430ngeles l\u0430st se\u0430son. 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