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Recent reports indicate there is optimism that Los Angeles Lakers forward Maxi Kleber could return before the end of the regular season.

But Los Angeles has managed nicely without a true legitimate starting center option.However, it seems that the Lakers' fortune could be changing as we get closer to the postseason. According to NBA insider Jovan Buha of The Athletic,

Maxi Kleber, a veteran big man who was thrown into the Luka Doncic trade, has been out since late January due to a foot injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers believe there is a possibility Maxi Kleber will make his team debut before the start of the playoffs, according to The Athletic's Jovan Buha. "I've heard that there is some optimism that a return before the end of the regular season is possible," Buha said at the one-hour mark of Saturday's Buha's Block.