As if Rajon Rondo's standing with the Boston Celtics wasn't already complicated enough.
While many teams throughout the league were participating in media day Friday, news broke that the All-Star point guard had injured his hand, as first reported by Baxter Holmes of The Boston Globe:
Well, this wasn't supposed to happen.
Rondo's health was already a major concern, seeing as he spent the second half of the 2013-14 season trying to play himself back into shape following his rehab from the torn ACL he suffered during the previous campaign.
In 30 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 9.8 assists per contest, but he shot only 40.3 percent from the field and 28.9 percent from beyond the arc.
The rebuilding Celtics didn't exactly commit to him in the offseason, either.
Not only did general manager Danny Ainge re-sign Avery Bradley to a surprisingly large deal, ensuring that the defensive ace would remain in Beantown for a while longer, but the C's used their first-round selection in a loaded draft on Marcus Smart, a point guard from Ok ...
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