@SWERVO_007@blaxicandude@lukaglazer1 That has nothing to do with what we were talking about though? You said Luka has made THAT shot thousands of times. I said then why did he miss it while Yaxel was guarding him? What does the half court have to do with anything? Luka was 1/7 against Yax, come on dawg.
Stephen A. Smith on Yaxel Lendeborg calling out Luka Doncic in his postgame presser:
"He's saying, 'If you're so great, stop whining to the officials. Just go out there and if you gonna bust my a*s, bust my a*s. But stop whining to the officials looking to them for help.' ... I was really, really ticked off when that referee gave Yaxel Lendeborg the technical foul... I'm calling out the NBA. NBA gotta stop that nonsense! Let them talk!"
(via @FirstTake)
@Mike_Ball423 It was pretty clear that Yaxel wasn’t the issue last night. He played his tail off the whole time he was out there, just because you don’t like his personality it doesn’t change that. Matter fact Steph Curry himself had a pretty terrible game. Free Yaxel.
🚨 Roddy Gayle Jr. update: NY judge granted a TRO blocking the NCAA from ruling him ineligible over Summer League/agent issues. He must cut the agent deal and repay Summer League money first. Hearing Oct 28, Michigan opens Nov 2.
Yaxel Lenderborg on his NBA debut and guarding Luka: "I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me... Being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect. That was awful"
Transcript of this soundbite:
"Yeah, it was interesting. I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me, for sure.
I had a lot of respect for him (Luka). You know, just watching. I didn't really watch the NBA much, I just watched highlights. Seeing him, you know, kill people all the time. But then being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect, man. Like that was awful.
Like me getting frustrated, it's not about the foul being called, it's about him complaining the entire game. And then you get the foul call, congratulations bro. And then you talk to me like you did something great, bro? Come on, dog. That's just weak. It kinda threw me off for a little while, cause you know, like I said, I had so much respect for him. Gone man, gone.
I was telling him he sucks, he can't score on me. You talking and you can't score on me. I said it the whole game. I said a couple cuss words obviously, you know, that's why I got the technical and all that. But I was letting him know, because he was laughing and talking all this because of that one foul call.
His only bucket on me was a banker from half court. Like I know that it's a team sport. You know, he had 28pts on us as a team. Me, I took my matchup personally. Tried not to get caught on the fouls. Tried my best. I was thinking about playing him with my hands behind my back to see if that worked, probably would've still got a foul call."
Transcript via:
https://t.co/igl5YczsfN
Yaxel Lendeborg said he “lost all respect” for Luka Doncic after facing him tonight because he said Doncic was “complaining the entire game.”
On his interaction with Doncic: “I told him he sucks. He can’t score on me.”
Full soundbite
@TexiganRBL@WolverineWOP They announced Dusty hours before the draft. The front office had its board set long before that. And it's not like Mavs coaches have had much say in roster decisions before. That’s one of the reasons I was surprised he took that job. But who knows.