Yaxel Lendeborg surprises his mom with a new house
Best part about it is it seems like a sensible house, and not trying to go too big.
If this is San Francisco, that’s probably a cool 2 million dollar houseš¤£š¤£ crazy
Doesnāt look SF. Also that house would be \(5m in much of SF lol. Itās probably \)2m in Walnut Creek or something
is this sarcasm? 2m in SF will get you a 450m box, not a house.
I just sold my 900 sqft condo in a prime area for 1.1m, yall exaggerating.
People are hella exaggerating. I’m on Zillow right now looking at 2 million dollar houses. These are extremely nice. Although maybe that commenter is a stuck up prude.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8-Porter-St-San-Francisco-CA-94110⁄15164505_zpid/?utm_campaign=zillowwebmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
I love that this is sensible but also depressing.
No it wonāt. 2M will get you a fine home in the bay
Source: I live and own a home in the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO
Not in San Francisco
More like a 1200 square-foot condo, which is what my sister lives in and what it cost. And thatās right in prime San Francisco.
Bro I just sold my 900 sqft condo in the Divis corridor (super prime area) for 1.1m. Your sister got ripped off.
Nah, thatās NYC. SF housing is expensive at the low and mid range, but at the high end NYC is crazy high
That house is def not SF. It looks Cookie cutter suburbia. Not bad and probably not insanely expensive.
That’s def not SF
Decent sized house in a nice neighborhood. I’ll guess $2.5-3m
This is not SF
how many moms can say their 20ās something son bought them a house? must be an amazing experience
Yaxel mom had cancer in 2025 and he wrote a Playerās Tribune article about her. A year ago he posted how excited he was to buy her a car and now a house. Great kid and excited someone like him is playing so well as a rookie.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yaxel-lendeborgs-mom-cancer-diagnosis-080002723.html
His mom forced him to stop playing video games and study so he can make his HS senior team and then got him into a Dominican basketball camp in NYC all on her own, which is how he got to JuCo. If itās not for his mom, Yax is just another random gamer.
I mean none of us are anything without parenting
Some of us are something in spite of parenting
Some parents teach you who to become, others teach you what not to become. Parents are still a very big part of us either way
And some people are nothing despite good parenting. It takes a lot
I’m not sure if he 100% wrote it himself without assistance but the article itself by Yaxel is pretty well-written: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/yaxel-lendeborg-ncaa-basketball-michigan
This shit made me tear up. I can relate so much. Damn. I love my mom.
Itās written more like it was annotated. Iām sure someone scribed his story and edited it. Regardless, great read. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Yaxel itās me your brother
Ydriveshaft?!
Yaxel F
Hey brother, have you heard back from our brother Yaxel?
hi brother. iām dad.
Good kid
Dude, he’s 24. He’s a middle aged rook.
middle aged? are you some kind of dip shit?
Dudes probably 12 years old lol Reddit has sucked ass for awhile now
24 is still a kid
I mean, itās not a ākidā, but itās definitely not āmiddle agedā lol
Ok. I have to stop peeling onions. What a great kid and his mom looks genuinely happy and appreciative
Its so nice to see something positive. I am liking this kid more and more. He is making me a fan.
Go Yaxel…. stay true to yourself, you are a breath of fresh air.
Great for him and his mom.
This was the best timeline to be born as a giant, uber athlete. Heās made the most of it.
You wouldnāt want to be a giant Persian getting gut kicked by some Spartans?
Most famous giant in history before bball was Goliath and look how that turned out.
Only if the spartan yells THIS.IS.SPARTAAA!
With how he played he has made it in life, heāll earn so much money.
This is her first house.
More and better to come.
Dude buys his mom a home and people still find a way to shit on it in here. SMH
Never underestimate Reddit’s ability to find the most miserable way to look at something
It’s just a sign that the sub is real. Mods stay out of it.
It feels like everywhere else nowadays is a walled garden.
Even competitive pvp games, people got to resort to, “I hope your mother lives a long and prosperous life” sarcasm. Can’t say nothing mean no more.
A lot of people are unhappy with their lives. Just venting. Is all.
Like a couple of days ago, some schizo was mad at Steph. Because he found out, his co-workers were talking behind his back, making fun of how poor he was… kinda felt bad for the guy.
Shut the fuck up dude
Jesus Christ, I’m not even saying I’m one of them dudes.
What’s with the hostility. Y’all just the same as the negative people. Pot calling the kettle black.
Ok, be miserable. Just don’t try to infect other people with it.
If you think this is bad, you should have seen the comments when Kendrick Lamar bought his niece a Hyundai.
Never forget that reddit is just an echo chamber that doesnāt actually represent how people in real world think. And this has been proven with events that have occurred in years past.
Redditors are not a monolith.
Also, most the comments in here are positive.
Thereās this bizzare reddit trend going on where the top 50 comments will be people saying stuff about all the āhatersā and then you scroll and thereās barely any lmao.
Place is just getting so bot dominated and rage baity
Reddit works because of the voting system. But before the votes come in, you get typical forum vitriol.
like the midterms right
it’s nice but id personally prefer not to be video taped when.. ever basically actually
I know thereās a huge percentage of bots wherever you go on here so Iāve started to automatically categorize the bizarre negative comments that way. Right or wrong it makes them easier to ignore
Hopefully he will learn from this and buy us a house next time.
He mouthed off to Luka. The most offensive thing a player can do. He’s a 24 year old loser rookie. Not like Reaves though its so respectable he worked his ass off to be a 23 year old rookie. Never gave up on his dream.
āmost offensive thing a player can doā
Meanwhile, Draymond in the corner looking like š
Like the guy above saidā¦Shut the fuck up, dude.
Huh? I was mocking the fact people were bashing Yaxel for that.
I read the title too fast and I thought it said he bought his new mom a house
This dude is really likable.
I’m loving see him contribute at a high level right from the jump as well. Especially considering the road he took to get to the NBA
So likable already AND heās got Steph as a teammate who seems to like him? Kids got a bright future
He gives off douchebag vibes, he’s like a flash thompson but good in basketball.
Flash after high school became a real cool bro. He’s a better friend than Harry
Agent Venom? The war hero??
Is he really? Maybe itās me, but stuff like this just feels so artificial and fake. Keep it off socials.
its a youtube vlog
Wrong sub to karma farm with that shit lol
(Even if I agree w the complaint , the rush to post this under every social media video of a person doing something nice drives me fucking insane )
Stating opinion is karma farming to Reddit peons. Ok Iāll do better next time.
The alternative is you decided to post something negative in the comments of a really sweet video bc youāre a miserable person ?
How do you fake buying and giving away a home to a parent?
Itās 2026 people do this for the right reasons as much as for clout. Heās proud he can do something for his mom and wants to shoot it from the mountaintops
–Same dude that compared his coach’s meat to his own son’s on TikTok btw–
What?
The kid likes it well done.
His mom must be tall as hell
This hits so much harder after seeing the video of them at the draft and learning their story. Hopefully shes able to put cancer behind her and can enjoy that house for many years.
This is wholesome
We need more wholesome content like this on r/nba
Man signed that rookie deal with the warriors and immediately bought his mom a house love to see it after all those grind years at michigan and uab
He likely made 5 Million at Michigan too, so a bit of a head start there.
One of my dreams man. Would love to do this to my mom
I hope the best for this kid. Heās going to be real good
Good son
If you wanna do a real surprise Yaxel hook me up with a home.
Cause I promise once you got drafted she thought this was gonna happen in the back of her mind or hoped at least.
As for me I donāt know you itād be crazy.
Good lad
First thing every NBA rookie should do when they get their first contract signed.
He bought her a new car with his NIL money. This is just the next natural step lol.
W son. What a pickup man
Love it
Never heard of him. Looked up his stats, damn.
He’s the rookie who talked heavy shit to luka game 1 this season and proceeded to back everything up. I’ll be watching his career with great interest.
He steps in the ring and immediately throws punches.
Heās better than Luka
Lmfao
Calm down bro
I think Luka is amazing, but he acts like a child and can’t stay healthy. He’s not a leader.
Lmao what? Luka dropped 37 on his head the next time they played. Yaxel had 5 fouls, 5 turnovers and 6 points
Half the people in these threads donāt watch basketball š
Iām not sure backed everything up is accurate. Itās been like 8 games. Heās good, but his 2 worst games were against Luka and the second game against the lakers he scored 6 points and had 5 turnovers.
Rookie too
Yeah, apparently he played for Michigan and got paid. When Butler comes back, this team is loaded.
Not sure about loaded. Theyāll still need a center
“Look at Lendeborg man, so inspirational”
I fw him and Dillon Brooks. We need more anti-hero esque players in the NBA. (On court and behind the scenes)
I’ve joked about him being a 24 year old rookie, but the kid is super likeable and this is classy ass gesture. Way to go young fella.
Yaxelās slowly becoming my fav player
Love seeing stuff like this. First game I was a little on the fence. He is growing on me each time I see him.