On Wednesday evening, the Houston Rockets improved to 9-3 on the season with a comfortable home win over the Golden State Warriors. Kevin Durant was solid in this one, scoring 20 points and dishing out five assists in the win.

The Warriors were forced to lean heavily on rookie Yaxel Lendeborg after Stephen Curry went down with an abdominal issue, and the former Michigan standout was fully up to the challenge, scoring 25 points and grabbing ten rebounds.

Now, more has been revealed on the special gift that Durant left for the rookie after the game.

“Kevin Durant left his own signed jersey at Yaxel Lendeborg’s locker after last night's Rockets and Warriors game,” reported Fullcourtpass on X, formerly Twitter, citing a report from Joseph Dycus of the Mercury News.

Durant has never been shy about showing love to the next generation of players, and Lendeborg has already established himself as a strong two-way force for the Warriors very early in his NBA career, having been the second-best player on the 8-4 Golden State squad so far this year, which saw its eight-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, Durant and the Rockets have enjoyed their own excellent start to the season, currently sitting at 9-3, and with Durant sliding into a lesser offensive role this year, with Alperen Sengun doing the bulk of the heavy lifting on that end of the floor.

If the Rockets can continue to stay healthy and build synergy, they could have a legit chance of reaching the upper echelon of the Western Conference alongside the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder this year.