If the Mavericks needed another reason to be grateful for having a nice break without dealing with the NBA’s play-in tournament, they got it with Maxi Kleber’s health situation.
The 6-10 center/forward sat out Friday’s regular-season home finale against Toronto because of the right Achilles soreness that has bothered him off and on for several weeks.
Kleber, usually the starter at center alongside Kristaps Porzingis when both are healthy, sat out four games last week with the Achilles issue. He came back for two games, but clearly didn’t look like himself Wednesday against New Orleans.