Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg reveals his injury status for national title game

Yaxel Lendeborg is not planning to let an injury keep him from playing on the NCAA Tournament’s grandest stage.

The Michigan standout had fans holding their collective breath after he went down with a lower leg injury Saturday in the Final Four win over Arizona. Lendeborg landed awkwardly while trying to jump past two defenders and ended up hurting both his left knee and ankle in the 91-73 contest.

While Lendeborg was able to return in the second half and even drained a couple of threes, his status for the national championship game was a major question mark. There wasn’t any uncertainty in Lendeborg’s mind when he spoke to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander after the game. He made it clear that nothing was going to stop him from taking the floor opposite UConn.

“I’m going to do a lot to work on it, and I’m playing on Monday for sure, no matter what goes on,” Lendeborg said.