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LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Report April 19, 2025 – Major Updates on LeBron James and Maxi Kleber Ahead of West’s Highly Anticipated Playoff Clash

LeBron James will enter his 288th playoff game of his NBA career.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (No. 3) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 6) will lock horns in the opener of the highly anticipated playoff series in the Western Conference. It would be a great matchup between Anthony Edwards and LeBron James. The Wolves star was full of praise for James ahead of the playoff showdown. The postseason matchup takes place at Crypto.com Arena and begins at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The Lakers and the Timberwolves have played 12 games in the playoffs, with 8 wins for the Lakers and 4 for the Timberwolves. Both teams faced each other in the playoff series two times, and on both occasions, the Lakers won 4-2, including the 2004 West Finals. In the current season, both teams have won two games each in the season-series.

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Lakers are one of the dominant sides in the playoffs, and since Luka Doncic’s trade, they have become a frontrunner to play the NBA Finals. On the flip side, the Wolves will appear in their fourth straight playoffs, but they have never been to the NBA Finals. Last season, they lost to the Mavs in the conference finals, and it was their best postseason performance since 2004.

Ahead of the crucial Game 1 between the Lakers and the Wolves, let’s quickly go through their injury report.

Lakers vs. Timberwolves Injury Report

Time: Saturday, Apr. 19 | 8:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Local TV: ABC | Live Stream: fubo

Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report

LeBron James: Probable
Maxi Kleber: Out

The Lakers have a clean injury report for Saturday’s home matchup. LeBron James has been listed as probable and will enter his 288th playoff game of his NBA career. The veteran guard tweaked his hip flexor in his final game of the regular season against the Rockets, but made a quick recovery during the last week.

Lakers’ injury report for Game 1 vs. Minnesota: pic.twitter.com/tWcTr0om5u
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 18, 2025

Maxi Kleber is going through a recovery process after right foot surgery. He will be sidelined for the Lakers on Saturday but will be back later in the postseason.

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Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Report

None

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a healthy roster ahead of the crucial playoff matchup against the Lakers. None of the Wolves players are on the injury report, and they will go with the same lineup that featured against the Jazz in the regular season finale.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.