# Warriors Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg Fights Luka Dončić

> Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg lost respect for Luka Dončić after trash talk.
- Title: Warriors Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg Fights Luka Dončić · Complex
- Summary: Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg lost respect for Luka Dončić after trash talk. Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg said he lost all respect for Luka Dončić after…
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- Source: Complex — https://complex.com/sports/a/backwoodsaltar/yaxel-lendeborg-luka-doncic-warriors-lakers
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:20:22.568+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yaxel lendeborg, luka dončić, warriors, lakers, nba, technical foul, foul-baiting, culture, music
## Rookie Debut Clash
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg made his professional debut against the Lakers.
## Lendeborg's Respect Loss
Lendeborg said he lost all respect for Luka Dončić after trading trash talk.

> I lost all respect for him because of his behavior on the court.
## Foul-Baiting Incident
Lendeborg drew a technical foul for calling Dončić's pump-fake foul 'weak ass s, -'.

> You get the foul call. Congratulations, bro.
## Luka's Response
Dončić answered with a 48-foot halftime buzzer-beater before laughing at Lendeborg.

> C’mon, dog. That shit is weak.
## Coaching Reaction
Steve Kerr called the technical 'kind of ridiculous' and blamed rookie treatment.

> I thought the single technical was ridiculous.
## Key takeaway

Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg said he lost all respect for Luka Dončić after trading foul-baiting trash talk.