Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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66/100
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He might be the one defender disappointed to miss Luka Doncic.
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He → disappoint → Doncic
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg got a taste for how quickly things can change in the NBA ahead of his preseason game Tuesday night against the Lakers.
asserted
things → get → Lakers
Ultimately, the 6-foot-9, 241-pounder ended up matched up with Lakers center Walker Kessler, who made his preseason debut in the Warriors’ 101-89 exhibition win.
asserted
who → end → win
But, as Lendeborg explained in entertaining fashion afterward, that wasn’t the initial plan.
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that → explain → fashion
“It was a complete shift of what I had planned in my mind,” he told reporters.
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he → plan → reporters
Doncic was given the night off by coach JJ Redick, but the Warriors didn’t know that when they were going over the defensive plan of attack leading up to tipoff.
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they → give → tipoff
Lendeborg had held his own on offense, averaging 19 points per game over his previous three exhibitions, and the Warriors decided they wanted to put the No. 11 pick’s defensive versatility to the test.
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they → hold → test
Lendeborg did a double-take when assistant coach Frank Vogel informed him of his assignment.
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Vogel → do → assignment
“I’m on my phone chilling and [Vogel] comes up to me, ‘Hey, you’re guarding Luka tonight,’” Lendeborg recalled.
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Lendeborg → ’m → Luka
“I said, ‘What the f–k? You’re just gonna throw me in the fire?’”
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You → say → fire
The rookie’s eyes widened as he shook his head retelling the story at his locker after the game.
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he → widen → game
“I tried to act all cool, but I was spooked,” he said.
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he → try → ?
Doncic led the NBA in scoring for the second time in his career last season, averaging 33.5 points per game on a league-high 22.8 shots from the field and 10.1 attempts at the foul line.
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Doncic → lead → line
“I think [Vogel] said he averages like 30, 35.
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he → think → 35
Nobody can stop him, so do your best,” Lendeborg said.
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Lendeborg → stop → him
A short while later, Lendeborg learned he wouldn’t have to try to stay in front of the 6-8, 230-pound Doncic.
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he → learn → Doncic
He’d instead be giving up 5 inches to the 7-2 Kessler.
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He → give → Kessler
In his first game in a Lakers uniform, Kessler scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 16 minutes.
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Kessler → score → minutes
Lendeborg got to the line nine times and scored 17 points in 26 minutes.
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Lendeborg → get → minutes
It wasn’t exactly what he had in mind.
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he → have → mind
But he learned another lesson along the way.
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he → learn → way
In the NBA, change can come in a moment’s notice — he’d better be ready.
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he → come → notice
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