{
  "id": 12075898,
  "title": "Warriors’ Steve Kerr puts Yaxel Lendeborg on notice after preseason blunder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/warriors-steve-kerr-puts-yaxel-lendeborg-on-notice-after-preseason",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T04:37:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/warriors-steve-kerr-puts-yaxel-043715902.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, the Golden State Warriors faced the Los Angeles Clippers in the preseason, ultimately falling short with a 104-101 defeat. Rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg, the 11th pick overall in the 2026 NBA Draft, demonstrated his potential as an excellent playmaker, making 9 rebounds and 3 assists. However, he struggled with shooting, going 1-6 from the field. Despite his shooting issues, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr emphasized that Lendeborg needs to become more aggressive in scoring, particularly in critical moments. An early third-quarter error where Lendeborg attempted a pass instead of a layup led to a turnover and a transition three-point shot by the Clippers. As Jimmy Butler recovers from injury and Kristaps Porzingis deals with a health issue, Lendeborg may have to step up his scoring role, which could result in some challenging shooting performances initially.",
  "summary": "The Golden State Warriors began their preseason journey on Sunday as they visited the Los Angeles Clippers at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. While the Warriors did end up taking a 104-101 loss courtesy of a game-winner from Keaton Wagler, whose nasty stepback jumpshot gave the Clippers a 102-101 lead they would not relinquish, they had plenty of […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr puts Yaxel…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Warriors unveil Steve Kerr's new style of offense in preseason opener. It wasn't pretty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/warriors-unveil-steve-kerrs-new-style-of-offense-in-preseason-opener",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:26:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}