The second half of the opening night doubleheader for the NBA on Tuesday, Oct. 21 sees the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors.

Ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Lakers announced that forward/center Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for approximately two weeks with an oblique strain. The news comes on the day of the NBA's season opening, where the Lakers are set to play the Golden State Warriors to begin the season.

Lakers rookie Adou Thiero missed summer league and has been limited on the court since the start of training camp due to the injury.

The Lakers are set to play their first game of the season on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Before playing against Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the rest of the squad run by Steve Kerr, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have picked up the 2026-27 scale team option for Dalton Knecht.

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The Los Angeles Lakers were already lacking center depth, and the latest news from the team puts their rim-protection in further question.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James will hope to see action in their season opener against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.