Yaxel Lendeborg gave one of the most honest reactions you will ever see after the Golden State Warriors’ defeat to the San Antonio Spurs.
Yaxel Lendeborg walked into Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs riding a ton of momentum, averaging over 21 points and seven boards through a hot start to his rookie year.
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Before tip-off, the Warriors forward sounded plenty confident too, talking about letting it fly from deep and trying to physical up Victor Wembanyama.
Instead, things went completely sideways. In Golden State’s 123-85 loss, Lendeborg finished with just three points on rough 1-for-13 shooting, seven rebounds, and a team-worst minus-40 rating, admitting afterward that a couple of early misses completely threw off his head.
Yaxel Lendeborg said postgame he felt “flustered the entire game.” And when he was asked why, he said: “First shot, in and out. I’m like, ‘Yep, it’s gonna be a bad day.’ Next shot, I don’t even know what it was. I think it was a floater, some s*** like that? Like, man. Once that airball happens on a floater, it’s like, yeah, man, it’s over for the rest of the game.
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“I don’t know what the hell’s going on with me, man. But, couldn’t make a shot. I was 1-for-13 … it was an awful performance by me. I let everybody on this team down.”
However, Warriors fans weren’t too convinced by his comments, as they questioned his mentality.
One fan said: “What a poor mentality.”
“Ngl he’s sounding soft as. What is this mentality?”
Another agreed: “Signs of a mentally weak player.”
“Steve Kerr won’t like this mentality.” Said another.
This supporter summed it up perfectly: “Mentality is what he’s gotta work on.”
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To be fair to Lendeborg, he got thrown into a spotlight way faster than anyone saw coming. After blowing past expectations to start the year, the pressure around him shot through the roof overnight.
With that kind of sudden weight on a rookie’s shoulders, a rough night like this was always bound to happen eventually.
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