Maxi Kleber Injury: Trending toward playing Thursday

Kleber (back) is listed as probable for Thursday's game against the Jazz, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Kleber has missed the Lakers' last two games due to a lumbar muscle strain, but he is poised to make his return Thursday. With Deandre Ayton (elbow) ruled out, Kleber will likely see an uptick in rotational minutes at center behind Jaxson Hayes.