What happened to Yaxel Lendeborg? Why Michigan star injury is worse than initially appeared
This wasn't going well for the Wolverines.
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It was obvious immediately that Yaxel Lendeborg was injured. But how bad was it? That could determine the Michigan Wolverines ' chances during their Final Four matchup with Arizona on Saturday night.
As it turns out, it may have been worse than it initially appeared. MORE: A crazy link between Bill Murray, Illinois, UConn and Duke's Jon Scheyer What happened to Yaxel Lendeborg? Lendeborg was injured on a drive to the basket.
His left ankle landed on an Arizona foot while moving down the lane, and the ankle turned pretty dramatically. Lendeborg tried to hop it off, made his free throws and then subbed out. He walked straight to the locker room with trainers, a clear limp and some pain on the face.