Yaxel Lendeborg Listed Questionable for Wednesday with Foot Injury
Underdog NBA reported: 'Yaxel Lendeborg (foot) listed questionable for Wednesday.'
The dreaded "questionable" tag has claimed another victim. According to Underdog NBA, forward is officially 50/50 for Wednesday's game thanks to a lingering foot issue.
For a guy trying to hold down his spot in the rotation, a mid-week foot problem is the exact kind of speed bump nobody wants to see. The questionable tag in the modern NBA is basically a coin flip that usually lands on the side of extreme caution, meaning fantasy managers and anyone eyeing the prop markets should probably start making backup plans.
If you have been following since his college days, lower-body injuries are a familiar headache. Back when he was making deep tournament runs with the Michigan Wolverines, he famously took a bad step and had to leave a Final Four game with what was later diagnosed as a low ankle sprain.
It is the kind of history that makes you wince every time he lands awkwardly in traffic. You do not need a medical degree to know that feet and ankles are the structural foundation of a basketball player, and when the foundation starts squeaking, the whole house usually has to sit out a game or two.
The Warriors will likely keep his true status under wraps until after Wednesday's shootaround. Until then, expect the wing rotation to prepare for some extra minutes while spends his afternoon getting very familiar with the training staff's ice machine.