Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg didn’t maintain the trash speak back in his NBA debut.

Lendeborg was tasked with defending Lakers famous person Luka Doncic on Opening Night and the matchup did not disappoint. The Warriors rookie began chirping at Doncic, which continued with back-and-forth banter all through the sport.

Yaxel Lendeborg of the Golden State Warriors and Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers seems on during the sport on October 21, 2026 at Chase Center. NBAE via Getty Images

“I’m not afraid to talk to nobody. He’s not Michael Jordan,” Lendeborg said.

While Lendeborg wasn’t ashamed by his actions, he added: “I feel like I did kinda take it overboard in the media, but it is what it is.”

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On the backlash to Luka feedback: “I’m not afraid to talk to nobody. He’s not Michael Jordan.”

He did admit: “I feel like I did kinda take it overboard in the media, but it is what it is.”

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Lendeborg’s trash speak prolonged off the court docket as the ahead ranted about Doncic to the media after the Warriors’ season-opening loss.

“Being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect, man,” Lendeborg said.

“Like, me getting frustrated, it’s not about the foul getting called. It’s about him complaining the entire game,” Lendeborg added. “Then you get the foul called — congratulations, bro — and you talk to me like you did something great? That’s just weak. It kind of threw me off for a while. Because like I said, I had so much respect for him. Gone, man.”

Yaxel Lendeborg of the Golden State Warriors performs protection on Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers. NBAE via Getty Images

Yaxel Lendeborg of the Golden State Warriors seems on during the sport against the Los Angeles Lakers. NBAE via Getty Images

Lendeborg actually had his welcome to the NBA second as Doncic scored a game-high 28 factors, seven assists and eight rebounds to give the Lakers a commanding win over Golden State.

But the Warriors rookie is seemingly unfazed by the outcomes.