Yaxel Lendeborg Trending Toward Wednesday Return for Warriors

Yaxel Lendeborg’s foot is apparently cooperating just in time for Wednesday's slate.

According to Anthony Slater, the Golden State Warriors forward is officially trending toward being available to play.

"Anthony Slater reported that Lendeborg is trending toward being available to play."

Foot injuries in the NBA are usually a terrifying coin flip. Half the time a guy just needs some ice and a day off, and the other half he disappears into a walking boot for six months.

So, hearing that Lendeborg is trending in the right direction is basically a medical miracle in modern load-management translation.

For the Warriors, getting their small forward back in the mix is a massive relief. You can only patch together wing rotations with duct tape and two-way contracts for so long before the perimeter defense starts looking like a broken subway turnstile.

If you are holding him in fantasy or trying to figure out Golden State's rotation props for Wednesday, this is the clarity you were waiting for.

Just keep an eye on the final injury report to make sure the trend does not suddenly U-turn during morning shootaround.

Assuming he suits up, expect the Warriors to monitor his minutes early on. But just having his jersey back on the floor gives Golden State a much-needed boost on the wing.