Yaxel Lendeborg is the NBA’s most entertaining rookie – and he’s not holding back
The Warriors’ freshman has spent his first weeks in the NBA antagonizing superstars, speaking his mind and emerging as one of the league’s most compelling personalities If a screen-addled pickup basketball player teleported into the body of a high-level athlete, they might resemble Yaxel Lendeborg.
Key points
- The Puerto Rican forward racked up more than enough accolades in college to qualify for the NBA, including helming Michigan to their first national championship in 37 years ….
- Professional athletes often have origin stories that resemble the superhero more than the mortal, but Lendeborg really was just like us at one point.
The most commonly cited fact about Lendeborg is that he used to spend 12 to 14 hours a day gaming, and didn’t debut on his high school basketball team until he was an upperclassman.
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