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| System ID: | jl-277c543f64460f69a91c47942f5b8998 |
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| Title: | Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg 'hurt' Alabama didn't recruit him, downplays Kentucky NIL comments |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | alabama; michigans; downplays; comments; yaxel; kentucky; hurt; michigan; think; portal; nil; going; points; recruit; dont; season; didnt; lendeborg; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Mark Pope; Kentucky Wildcats; The Athletic; Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Michigan Wolverines; Head coach |
| Datetime: | 3/26/2026, 9:25:06 PM |
| Summary: | CHICAGO — Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg didn’t expect his comments to cause such a stir. Advertisement“They were pretty much going off on the route like we’ll pay him anything to get here,” Lendeborg told the AP. “I don’t think anybody differentiates between social media with someone in their underwear in their basement that has nothing to do, versus the most noted journalist in the world with unbelievable ethics. “I didn’t think it was going to be such a big deal,” he told The Athletic. It never got very deep,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said when asked about recruiting Lendeborg out of the portal.... |
