Doncic wasn’t the only player the Lakers acquired as they also brought in Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in the blockbuster trade. Morris, of course, is a familiar face in L.A. after spending ...

Markieff Morris hadn’t met Dalton Knecht ... In that same game, Morris sat on the Lakers’ bench and sipped from a cup of tea. He was fighting an illness but still was there, watching, talking ...

But Lakers coach JJ Redick did say this week that Kleber has returned to full-speed practice, though no timeline for his return has been set. And a video of Kleber knocking down 3-pointers was posted ...