Warriors rookie embraces never back down advice from Draymond Green with statement Halloween costume ahead of Luka Doncic matchup

Halloween is a day away, and Yaxel Lendeborg is all into the spirit of the holiday, just before his heavily anticipated matchup against Luka Doncic.Lendeborg was seen arriving at the Chase Center on Friday Night dressed up as Michael Myers from the classic horror franchise, “Halloween.”Lendeborg is just over a week into his NBA career and had the attention of everyone following his debut when he was seen trash-talking Doncic on the Lakers’ court at Crypto.com Arena.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story During their first matchup, Lendeborg said he was telling Doncic, “he sucks.You can’t score on me.

You talk and you can’t score on me.”Lendeborg said he was telling Doncic this for the entirety of the game and later received a technical foul because he said “a couple cuss words.”After he received the foul, he said Doncic was laughing and was engaging in the trash-talking.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The trash-talking continued into postgame, as he told Evan Webeck of The California Post, that he “lost all respect” for Doncic.“Had a lot of respect for him, just watching him.…I’d see him kill people all the time,” Lendeborg said.After the game was over, he was asked about what it was like playing in the NBA for the first time, to which he said “A lot of flopping, a lot of foul baiting, a lot of praying to the ref.”2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner Draymond Green said he was proud of his rookie because he didn’t back away from trash-talking Doncic.“...