The former Mavs big man left nearly three years ago, but hadn’t played a game at American Airlines Center until Saturday.

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met on Saturday for the first time since the 2024 NBA Finals, with the Celtics coming away with a 122-107 win. This game saw Kristaps Porzingis on the floor in Dallas for the first time since he was traded away... and that was in 2022. So how did he perform in his return?

Dallas backup center Maxi Kleber broke his right foot during a 122-107 home loss to the Boston Celtics, adding to the Mavericks' lengthy list of unavailable players and leaving the team with one available center.

Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for a significant period due to a fractured right foot sustained in a game against the Celtics.

Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber has suffered a broken right foot and is sidelined for an extended period, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania Mike Curtis: The #Mavs lost Maxi Kleber to an ankle sprain tonight.