Yaxel Lendeborg surprises mother with California home

Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg surprised his mother, Yissel Raposo, with the keys to a new California home in a video shared on YouTube, presenting the gift as a way to recognize her support and sacrifices.

The video shows Raposo arriving at the home with relatives, unaware of the surprise, before Lendeborg welcomes her inside and hands her the keys. She becomes emotional as she realizes what he has done. Lendeborg said the search for the home took two to three months and that one of his sisters helped him find it.

In the video description, Lendeborg wrote that the moment was a way to thank his mother for the love and support she had given him. He said buying her a home had been a goal since high school, when he worked day jobs and saw other people sharing similar gifts online. He described the purchase as something he had wanted to do for years, rather than an impulse following his arrival in the NBA.

The video also begins a vlog series that Lendeborg said would follow his first NBA season and show aspects of his life on and off the court. In it, he says the family is moving from New Jersey to California. Raposo’s move was also reported alongside the reveal.