Yaxel Lendeborg on playing with Stephen Curry: “It’s a full-circle moment for me. In 2016, I’m a big Kyrie guy, so I used to hate Steph Curry.”
Dude hates Steph and Draymond lol
I get why he was in tears now
Doesn’t wanna get donkey punched
He’s here to avenge Jordan Poole.
Bro spent his childhood watching the avengers team up
To him it was the children of thanos.
to everyone except GS fans
Fucking KD’s malnourished lookin ass floating before tip-off all like, “hear me, and rejoice…”
Stop!
Mfw I realize bro’s childhood occurred while I was already in college.
Don’t we all. Not Steph, but Draymond.
I’m the rare one that hates Steph but not dray
Who even likes Draymond except some Warriors fans?
MSU fans also like Draymond
and Draymond lol
So he just like me
He coming clean this early,
He’s not the highest bball iq (or probably normal iq) guy in the world. I wonder how much patience Draymond is going to have for a guy that’s clearly his replacement.
Yaxel is funny as fuck and everyone mad about this has clearly not seen anything else of him talking.
Brother responds to people on lives asking which of his teammates’ meats are bigger😭
go on
pause
Continue..
Stop.
proceed.
wait
I’m listening
Halt
Onward
Take it back now yall
Two hops this time
one more round
Pause ⏯️
Hammer Time
Two hop this time
Collaborate and Listen.
Mara’s nickname ain’t Arby’s for nothing
You think this scenario is funny, but his answer is actually even funnier than expected.
I genuinely haven’t seen him speak before but I did read a profile on him in a mock draft saying he has “a big personality - too big for some people” or something to that effect
He’s shockingly honest at all times. During the natty halftime interview (while playing through an injury), he told a reporter “Yeah I feel absolutely awful right now.” Genuinely might be the least PR-conscious college athlete we’ve seen in a minute, but not in a malicious way. Sometimes it’s actually kinda wholesome
It was honestly refreshing as a Michigan fan. I knew he was hurt during that game and you could tell he was pissed about it. Had he been at full strength Michigan would have decimated Uconn.
I remember that too, and remember thinking he either needs to win this thing or he needs a major PR overhaul because that response won’t fly well after losing the second half.
I’m a fan of personality though, at least this level of personality.
I’m from Purdue and he had a whole thing where he said ‘Fuck Purdue’ in some video and I have to admit, I got mad about it, but since then I’ve realized he lowkey seems super funny and chill
Draymond will either love him or punch him. No in between.
But can he outmeat Shai?
My girlfriends bean outmeats shai
0_0
We need confirmation on this guy’s girlfriend bean
Is your girlfriend Chyna?
That meats always flopping tho
Alright, imma need you to give us the run down of what he’s said.
Bro leaving us hanging about who’s hanging
He claims Roddy Gayle Jr. has the biggest one.
0:13 Interesting to see his smile drop and get serious when he says he’ll get a chance to really see and learn from steph.
Like before he was just bantering. But that part seemed serious. Even his eyes stopped smiling.
Well this is the same fanbase that took Podz’s quotes completely out of whack into a psychotic hate train.
not took. takes, present tense. bunch of goofies still mad a young player wants to be really good. gaslighting themselves into thinking he’s some hyper selfish wannabe star when he’s one of the most willing passers on the team and constantly sets his teammates up.
Podz himself said he didn’t word things properly and understood why people took offense. There’s no taking out of context when Podz said he didn’t say things right. People quoted Podz correctly, Podz no that good with articulation.
Look up the article
Can’t wait to see how he and Podz mesh together.
Oh cool
It’s a shame Tommy Heinsohn isn’t still around they could see if anyone compares to Aron Baynes and compare notes
Agreed he seems like he’s having a good time, maybe a bit of a shit talker but just having fun
What was his answer?
Umm for those of us that missed it…how did he respond…out of curiosity…
Yaxel is the best
LOL my guy
why did he need to say 2016 specifically tho
Coz it was the only time Kyrie got the better of steph i guess
how many times did they go head to head in the playoffs?
3 years
But he got injured in game 1 of 2015
oh ok. 3rd time was when kd joined gsw?
bc coming back from 1-3 vs. the best regular season team ever, and an historic mvp at his stratospheric peak, by playing as bonkers as bron and kyrie did - after being hampered by injuries the year prior - will never not feel like the ultimate revenge story.
edit: also don’t forget draymond’s antics in those playoffs. sweetest ring in nba history, chef’s kiss
He hit it where it hurt for us. Making me feel a certain way this morning because I didn’t see this last night smh. I didn’t like him saying it out loud even if he feels that way internally that’s what made me upset.
he was like 13 in 2016 yall relax
Relaxel
He was 20
I was 20 then
I used to be 20 as well
Same here. I’m double that now :’(
I’m pretty sure he was 40
Oh damn this dude a super senior
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why? You think Steph or anyone on the team is gonna give a fuck what this kid thought about when he was 13? Even if he still feels that way you don’t wanna give him the benefit of the doubt that he’ll be a professional?
Well, I guess we know the next guy Draymond is gonna punch.
rival schools too. its inevitable
So same thing with Poole who went to Michigan lol
How did I not.knoq about this earlier??
Poole is also a Wolverine lmao
So championship, then punched out of the team?
As a warriors fan I’m ok with this
It’s a deal.
Then he can come home and join us on the Wizards! Win-win-win
Isn’t yaxel bigger than him lol
I’d put money on Yaxel by triangle choke
Yaxel got dad strength.
Dray choked Gobert. He ain’t afraid, brother sees red when he sees red.
Gobert wasn’t even looking and got blindsided, Dray knew not to let go
That’s why he’ll win, Dray fights dirty and is willing to go for a surprise choke/punch.
More like little brother.
Haha too funny.
Punching a guard and someone built like pool compared to a freight train in yax is different and hopefully dray gets folded if he tries that shit
Except this dude is much bigger and stronger than Poole lol.
Is someone going to leak it?
this might be the dumbest comment section i’ve ever seen. and that’s saying a lot.
Not as dumb as r/valueinvesting talking about Adobe
couldn’t say. really specific reference
He’s spitting facts
the equivalent of Jayson Tatum 9 years ago
Wyd mean Tatum was 10 9 years ago
He’s only 19!!
You can tell he’s not media trained yet lmao.
speaking freely but not controversially sounds like perfect media training
If people listen to the full response as opposed to just read the title quotes, they’ll see he was actively being respectful to Steph, saying how he’s met him and what a nice guy he is, and how he looks forward to learning from him and seeing how he plays in person.
It’s entirely understandable for someone to hate 2016 Steph if you were a fan of literally any other team. It’s not hating him to his core, but like fuck man some of those shots just piss you off and the warriors killed a lot of hope in those days.
Also Yaxel was 13 in 2016 lol
Yeah like some of these fans don’t hate Steph until now and sick of their dynasty. 😭
I appreciate this dude for his honesty and this is not the first time Steph has heard of it for sure lmao I bet he’d laugh at this.
That’s fair, he didn’t say anything out of pocket, it’s just funny this is one of the first things he says during his first press after being drafted lol.
Look up the shit that he had goin on his TikTok lives lol
During the middle of the March Madness run
I heard this alluded to but never looked it up and am not gonna get on tik tok just to find out. Can you give a quick run down? All I heard was that it wasn’t anything actually heinous or mean.
Just deeply unserious, responding to fans questions about meat size in earnest.
LMAO alright thanks for summing it up for me haha
nah bad media training would be “and I think Kyrie has a lot of cool ideas about the world”
They do media training in college
Dude this is a perfect response pr wise
“I feel awful. I feel super weak right now…”
There was an interview asking who his favorite players were. He wanted to name a roleplayer so bad but you can see the media training told him to talk like a 1A superstar.
Never will be. Trust me. Says whatever pops into his head without hesitation. It’s pretty much always funny and good-natured though. Yax rules.
Draymond is gonna train him. Give it time.
Watching him at Michigan was a treat but even then I thought “ damn dog, you can’t say some of the shit you do the way you do”
W honesty. 2016 Steph was him so I understand.
still is. never wasn’t.
I feel like people who grew up fans get it. I’m guessing Steph will fuck with him a bit for it though
Everyone should be able to get it. The guy was in like 8th grade at the time
To think the Mavs could have paired him with Kyrie. They were going to pick one Michigan guy.
Yaxel should fit pretty good in Kerr’s system.
He also hates fog, sour dough, gay people, cold summers, tech bros, cioppino and redwoods but other than that he loves it here.
The San Francisco Giants have a spot for him in their bullpen
That’s not what full circle means
The dude barely graduated high school give him a break
How is it a circle?
He used to hate Steph Curry. Now he loves Steph Curry. Full circle of emotion.
That’s a semicircle
Not if you come at it from both directions like an embrace.
Horseshoe theory?
Better than picking up Kyrie’s flat earth theory.
he still hates steph lmao
it’s not lol. sports platitudes.
He will go back to hating Steph again at some point to complete the circle
I’m not sure that’s what full circle means
Draymond rubbing his knuckles.
Not every thought should be shared 😂😂😂
WOW 😳
Draymond going to knock him out.
Gets to defend Steph and punch a Wolverine
Nah Draymond picks fights he knows he can win, it’s an even matchup so he wouldn’t do shit. I love Draymond though
Draymond’s staying away from this one - Yax would fold him
Same thing happened with Austin reaves no big deal.
Him, Draymond & Jimmy (when he’s back) jawing at each other during practice is going to be straight comedy …just don’t punch anyone, dray
You don’t say these things out loud!
congrats. you’re stupid.
Crazy I got to see him and NBA Champion Trey Jemison play at UAB. The program was pretty solid with them while they were here
Yaxel going to be in practice trying to make a 3 right in Stephs face
He’s gonna Be constantly making fun of Steph for Blowing a 3-1 lead lol
This guy knows ball, I tell ya.
I love this guy
He is gonna be an all star for sure
I dont know man i like him he seems cool.
He’s gonna get gazed so bad
Players who players like: Kobe, PG, Kyrie. Who is going to be the next? Please tell me it’s not LaMelo.
Is he good? Can curry get some help now
As a Michigan fan, he is probably the most NBA ready player in the draft due to his size, age, and flexibility. He played point forward a lot for U of M and guarded 1 through 5. You guys got the right pick.
Warriors need someone who doesn’t take Draymond slander
He used to hate splash bro Steph. Now he loves splash sister Ayesha
dude about to be a Draymond’s pushover or gonna ship his ass out by mid season
We gotta stop misuing phrases
Some weird reactions in here. It’s a funny answer. This dude is gonna be perfect for us
2016? I thought the finals was cancelled that year
Nah, casuals love superteams.
“New Warriors Draft Pick Hates Steph Curry”
- ESPN
It’s over buddy
Yaxel and i twins fr
How long before Draymond punches him?
I don’t think Yaxel is a person Draymond wants to punch
Yaxel is like 6’9 250 lmao
No wonder he wanted to go to the Mavs!
He’s just like me fr
he should probably open his mouth less from everything I’ve read and seen
But I thought he only found out basketball existed 3 months ago?
This dude might be a complete moron.
I’ve heard enough. Send him to the D league
Rook about to get hazed like a MFer
Bro already got Draymond ready to punch him
Bruh you a rookie
he fking hates teh whole ass team lmao
lmao, Yaxel better get social media scrubbing.
Reminds me of when Portis got drafted and he got called out for hating on DRose etc so he was like “what kind of doughnuts you guys like?”
there is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement