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There’s a common idiom that most NBA players follow when it comes to the league’s best players: Don’t poke the bear.

But when it came to Luka Doncic on Wednesday night during the Lakers’ season-opening blowout win over the Warriors at Crypto.com Arena, Yaxel Lendeborg not only poked the bear , but ignited a barrage of chirping late in the second quarter.

And the Slovenian superstar made it clear that whatever the Warriors rookie said was out of bounds.

Yaxel Lendeborg defends Luka Doncic during the Lakers’ 127-105 season-opening win over the Warriors on Oct. 21, 2026 in Los Angeles. NBAE via Getty Images

“He was talking crazy,” Doncic said.

The trash talk started when the Lakers 6-foot-8 guard picked up a shooting foul against Lendeborg late in the second, with Doncic laughing as the No.…