Mavericks Rule Out Point Guard Rajon Rondo Indefinitely
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NBA via Boston Celtics(DALLAS) — The Dallas Mavericks are ruling out point guard Rajon Rondo indefinitely because of an injury he sustained Tuesday night against the Rockets, according to the team.
When asked Wednesday if he expects Rondo to be in a Mavericks uniform next season, head coach Rick Carlisle replied: “No, I don’t.”
Rondo played only 34 seconds in the second half of Dallas’ Game 2 loss, and he was benched by Carlisle after picking up two quick fouls while defending James Harden, as well as a technical. The former All-Star logged just under 10 minutes of court time for the whole game.
Rondo hurt his back about a week ago, but the point guard thought he could play through it. He did not inform the Mavericks’ trainers of the issue until after he was called for a blocking foul on Harden, which made the injury worse.
“He sustained a back injury basically at the 11-minute mark of the first quarter last night,” Carlisle said. “He attempted to take a charge on James Harden, hit the ground and from that point going forward probably should not have played any more, but he did. He wasn’t able to play his game or play as well as he can play. Today, it’s not good, so he is going to seek additional opinions. That’s where things are at with him.”
Carlisle said that Rondo is not expected to be around the team for the rest of the series as he explores additional medical opinions.
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