Watch out, Yaxel Lendeborg. You know Luka Doncic will be coming in hot

Yaxel Lendeborg isn’t your typical rookie.He’s fearless. He’s willing to speak his mind about the NBA’s best offensive player, knowing full well the consequences that entails. And mark my words: There will be consequences after he lit into Luka Doncic, saying he “lost all respect for him” after the Lakers hosted the Warriors in their season opener on Oct.

21. When the teams meet Friday, there will be fireworks. Doncic is leading the league in scoring with a blistering 36 points per game.He’s going to be well rested after not playing in the Lakers’ 103-87 win over the Clippers on Wednesday in the second leg of a back-to-back because of back tightness. And he feeds off trash-talk, so much so that Austin Reaves recently told Sports Illustrated that he has “thought about paying people in the stands to just talk crazy to him.”Lendeborg’s words have had over a week to gestate in Doncic’s mind.

To taunt him.To electrify his competitive nerves which are already perpetually firing on overdrive. The 24-year-old Lendeborg called out Doncic for “whining and complaining.” He hit Doncic where it hurts.

Where shots are fired at him in the media.Where points are deducted from him on mental scoresheets for awards. Lendeborg is holding the line, knowing he has fed Doncic a steady diet of his superfood.While acknowledging that he “did kind of take it overboard in the media,” Lendeborg doubled down when prodded about his comments about Doncic. “I’m not afraid to talk to nobody, man,” he said Oct.

23.“He’s not Michael Jordan.”This is going to be a blast.

Doncic is coming off back-to-back 41-point and 52-point performances for the Lakers (4-1).Lendeborg is gaining momentum for winning Rookie of the Year after opening the season averaging 22.6 points on 47.5% shooting, 9.2 rebounds, four assists and one steal per game for the Warriors (2-3). When the teams last met, Lendeborg actually did a good job guarding Doncic, holding him t...