How bitter!
Our German basketball star Maxi Kleber (32) injured his shoulder. Accordingly, he dislocated his shoulder joint. As US media report, the Dallas Mavericks forward will be out for several weeks. Even the final playoff exit is feared!
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A severe setback for the Würzburger. In the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers, Kleber was an important pillar for basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki’s club.
Kleber impressed with his strong defense and hit several three-pointers (10 of 18 attempts).
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Statistics sites even list him as the best defender in the current playoffs! Accordingly, opponents with Kleber as defender only hit 23.8 percent of their throws.
Then last night he was seriously injured. Early in the second quarter, he was fouled by Clippers defenseman Amir Coffey as he attempted to drive to the basket.
Kleber hit his shoulder and ultimately had to be taken to the locker room. Shortly afterwards it became clear: things couldn’t go any further for Kleber.
Ouch! Kleber slapped his shoulder angrily
Photo: Jeffrey McWhorter/AP
The former Bundesliga player (Würzburg and Bayern) scored four points in five minutes of action. In the end, his Mavericks won 114:101 and won the best-of-7 series against the Clippers 4:2.
The team around superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving is now in the second round against the Oklahoma City Thunder. This season, the Mavs have a record of 23 wins and 16 losses without Kleber, who had to miss the start of the season due to a toe injury.
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But: Oklahoma had the best record in the Western Conference in the regular season and thus took first place. In the 1st round, the New Orleans Pelicans were swept 4-0.
The Mavericks now have to make do with this difficult task without defensive and three-man monster Kleber!
2024-05-04 20:17:40
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