After missing a wide-open layup in Monday’s preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kleber knew the brutal roasting from his teammates would continue on the golf course Tuesday. And it did.
“That’s alright,” Kleber said while laughing. “I deserve it. I deserve it.”
Decked out in striped blue and white golf polos – and sweatpants for Luka Donu010diu0107 – Mavs players and coaches gathered at Hackberry Creek Country Club for the 33rd annual Mavs Masters before the team jetted to Vancouver for the NBA Canada Series.
“These corporate guys are much more supportive than my own teammates,” Kleber quipped, after nearly sinking a 25-foot par putt on the 11th green that received cheers, fist pumps and high-fives from his foursome.