After exiting Sunday’s game at halftime and not returning with a right knee contusion, Ayton will be out for Tuesday’s game against the Clippers.

This will be the second game Ayton has missed this season.

There’s not much clarity as to when and how Ayton suffered his injury. Postgame, the only details Redick had were that Ayton had taken a hit to the knee and was limping to close the first half.

In his absence, the Lakers turned to Jaxson Hayes in the starting lineup in the second half. However, it was Maxi Kleber who stepped up in a big way. All 14 of his minutes came in the second half and while the stats may not jump off the paper, his impact was felt on both ends.

“He was one of the guys who got us going, especially defensively with his effort and energy,” Luka Dončić said postgame

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