Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber Interview Before Game 4 vs. Timberwolves: Details of Potential Return

Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber Interview Before Game 4 vs. Timberwolves: Details of Potential Return

you ready to go for tonight uh we’re going to warm up and then see what we how long have how long ago did you progress out to shoot it the freeze I had a few days to work on it so that’s what I’m saying like you know it’s obviously like not ideal but we’re trying to get adjusted see how it feels tonight we made some big progress the last days and then just go for there how is the shot feeling how’s the rest of you feeling physically because you obviously haven’t been in many games more than three I mean I we’ll see tonight that’s always an adjustment I think it’s very hard to simulate um true basketball actions without playing um playing much so we will see but obviously the only way to get back into shape is how an are you just to get back out there I’m sure it’s been difficult you know watching and not being able to be a part of this yeah but you know like um one man down next man up we just like cheer for each other and that’s where we did the entire time you know now the portion is out so um it’s for me I I get back into the lineup and do the same things put this CH for each other playing hard obiously me personally I’m very excited to be back um out there but it’s obviously like very exciting how really as close as you get to game speed um what was your without having your teammates at this time of you’re able to go with you five on five hard well it’s always like the same progress when you do rehab you progress with like a little bit of uh Dummy Defense and then you go to one and ones two and tws and then you try to simulate with a little bit of pickup basketball obviously it’s not like the same game speed but you get a decent closer your injury was scary simulation your injury was scary to watch how was it like in the air and then you have no way of knowing how you’re going to land yeah time definitely slows down when it happens and it hurt so that’s all I can say what have you learned from being a spectator in this series specifically that are some critical things you can bring to the table even first I think if we connected and playing with the right energy um you know even if other make their runs we always have a chance just because we’re so gifted with luk and Kyrie offensively who run the offense for us um you know the way that we play defense as of lake has like really really fun to watch I don’t think I’ve ever watched it on the maps before like that so I think we have a chance at Time game you been surprised how you been living by the rim with you jumping at the bit yes and no I think there’s always like an expectation because they have big players too but like I said L and Kai are so dangerous in any position that they create so much space for everybody else so that’s just the followup of them making big time shots stay on the game to shoot the free throw you know that hey I can’t I’m not going to be able to well at that point I didn’t know I just you know wanted to shoot the free throws in case it’s not that bad get come back but obviously after going back on defense and trying to reach out my I realize I can’t Mo my anymore so if if Derrik hadn’t gotten hurt would this still be a possibility you playing yeah yeah we go by our schedule I think we do a great job with the medical team just getting ready and you know making the right steps um so it would have been the same what does it mean as you as the next German after situation in the conference final kind of you always have the chance to talk to Dear so what does it mean the next Jour I mean I think overall it’s just a big accomplishment for the team itself where we are right now you know and after especially um it’s a lot more fun to far it’s it’s a special bond for the teams always like what’s it like to read Luka and Kyrie as player is that take time because it looks like you guys kind hit the PE that way in terms understanding they’re looking to for spe yeah not just that I think we also we had new adjustments during the season we had some injury problems throughout the season so I think it always takes time to get adjusted and fully understand where to be at um I mean they hit the peak right now at the right time so we just got to continue that thank you guys like

Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber spoke to reporters after Tuesday’s shootaround during the team’s Western Conference Finals series before Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their 2024 NBA playoff series. He spoke about the recovery process before potentially returning to he lineup.

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