Prior to his foot injury in January, he had been known for several seasons as a 6-foot-10 power forward/center who can play solid defense, help on the boards and shoot a respectab

The Lakers face elimination Wednesday night when hosting Minnesota, their inability to close quarters, especially the final one, a problem that needs correction.

The team released its official injury update ahead of Game 5, which will be played back at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, and despite the usual run of bumps and bruises teams accumulate here in the postseason, the Lakers continue to just have one name in question on the list: big man Maxi Kleber.