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Luka Doncic and Yaxel Lendeborg clash in Lakers-Warriors opener
Luka Doncic and Yaxel Lendeborg argued during the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-opening win over the Golden State Warriors.
The exchange happened in the first half, and Lendeborg received a technical foul.
Lendeborg, a rookie forward drafted 11th after winning an NCAA championship with Michigan, said Doncic’s complaints during the game cost him his respect.
He also acknowledged that he started some of the trash talk, telling Doncic he could not score on him.
Doncic scored a game-high 28 points, and his half-court shot beat the halftime buzzer.
The two players gave different accounts of the exchange, but Lendeborg said the dispute was about Doncic’s behavior, not a foul call.
Luka Dončić made a banked half-court shot at the halftime buzzer during the Lakers’ season opener against the Warriors.
After the shot, he pointed at Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg.
The pair had exchanged words during the first half.
Lendeborg was given a technical foul during the exchange, according to Bleacher Report.
- Who
- Luka Dončić and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg.
- What
- Dončić banked in a half-court shot at the halftime buzzer and pointed at Lendeborg.
- When
- October 21, 2026.
- Where
- In the Lakers’ game against the Golden State Warriors. The venue is not stated.
- Why
- The sources describe a first-half exchange between the players but do not state why Dončić pointed at Lendeborg.
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Dončić and Lendeborg exchanged words, and Lendeborg received a technical foul, according to Bleacher Report.
Dončić banked a half-court shot at the buzzer and pointed at Lendeborg.
- Players
- Luka Dončić and Yaxel Lendeborg
- Teams
- Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors
- Shot
- Banked half-court shot at the halftime buzzer
- Technical foul
- Yaxel Lendeborg received one during the first-half exchange, according to Bleacher Report
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Rookie Yax goin' at Luka 🍿 Yaxel Lendeborg and Luka Doncic got into it during Warriors-Lakers 👀
Luka, enjoying some banter with rookie Yaxel Lendeborg throughout the half, punctuated a 23-point scoring effort with a banked 3 at the buzzer to put LA up 66-52. I asked him the most consecutive shots he's hit from midcourt before and he guessed 5 ... seems like it's more.
Dubs rookie Yaxel Lendeborg has been going at Luka Doncic all 2nd quarter, so Luka banks in a half-court 3 at the buzzer to complete his 23-point first half. LOOOL.