Such is life as an NBA rim protector in …

Such is life as an NBA rim protector in the social media age. That, however, won’t stop Kleber and some of the premier paint defenders from meeting the league’s best dunkers in mid-air. Especially in the 2022 NBA playoffs, when the high stakes for the Mavericks and others far outweigh any flak received from the harsh spotlight of social media. “You know every once in a while it will happen, but you can’t stop playing your game just because something goes viral,” said Kleber, who rarely logs on to his social media accounts during the season. “Whenever there’s a highlight, people get tagged, there will be comments and this and that. “But this internet world is not the real world.”