Lakers cautious as preseason tips off soon

Maxi Kleber’s great health update at Media Day lasted about as long as a free sample at Costco: gone instantly. The forward tweaked his quad during conditioning, and coach JJ Redick says he’ll get an MRI to check severity.

LeBron James is pacing himself in Year 23, while Deandre Ayton, Jaxson Hayes and Christian Koloko step up for reps in Kleber’s absence.