Report: Mavs' Facility Shut Down amid COVID-19; Maxi Kleber in Safety Protocols
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber will reportedly be out 10-14 days as a result of the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic.
He is also reportedly entering isolation and could miss at least five to eight games before he is cleared to return.
Tim MacMahon of ESPN reported Dallas will not have any additional players out due to health and safety protocols following contact tracing.
The Mavericks will shut down their practice facility Sunday after two positive COVID-19 tests in three days, per MacMahon.
Jalen Brunson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Josh Richardson were all already out for Dallas due to the league's safety protocols and are quarantining in Denver.
Kleber is averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in nine appearances for the Mavericks this season.
The big man has started the last three games for the team, and his outside shooting has been especially valuable, hitting 47.1 percent of three-point shots from beyond the arc.
Kleber played a key role for Dallas on the way to the 2020 playoffs, setting a career high with 9.1 points per game during the regular season to go with 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game mostly coming off the bench.
The Mavericks (5-4) will now be even shorthanded going forward, beginning with Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Head coach Rick Carlisle addressed the team's uncertainty Saturday.
"The expectation is going to be that these things aren’t going to resolve super quick in a lot of cases, and I don’t know that we necessarily know what the time lengths are," Carlisle said, per Dwain Price of the team's official site. "There's a lot up in the air with this.
"Every situation seemed to be slightly different. We're going to have to adjust to what our realities are."
