The California Classic was just the appetizer to Yaxel Lendeborg’s multi-course meal at NBA Summer League.
Lendeborg had to be frothing when he saw the Warriors’ summer league schedule for Las Vegas. First on his menu was a pair of Michigan teammates in Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara. Lendeborg and the Warriors got the best of Johnson and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in a 101-90 win at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV’s campus.
“Felt amazing. Felt good to go out here against Rez and win,” Lendeborg said to ESPN after the Warriors’ win. “Felt good to go out here and beat Rez for all the times he did me dirty in practice. This is what the Warriors saw in me – my versatility. I’m trying my best to showcase that and more. That’s what I’m going to try and do the rest of summer league and the rest of my career here.” Yaxel Lendeborg says it felt "amazing" to beat his Michigan teammate Morez Johnson Jr. today pic.twitter.com/wxK4FiK0R5
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 10, 2026Led by the trio of Lendeborg, Johnson and Mara,...