Rajon Rondo Injury: Updates on Mavericks Star’s Knee and Return

April 4th, 2015 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

Although the Dallas Mavericks remain comfortably inside the Western Conference playoff picture, trading for Rajon Rondo so far hasn't provided the boost necessary to compete with the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies for the top seed.

Now comes news that Rondo suffered a hyperextended left knee in Saturday's game against the Golden State Warriors. 

Continue for updates.

Rondo Hyperextends Knee Saturday, April 4 Earl K. Sneed of the Mavericks' official website passed along the news:



It's a bit tough to determine whether the Mavs are a demonstrably better team having added Rondo.

According to NBA.com, Dallas had an offensive rating of 113.6 and a defensive rating of 105.1 before trading for the four-time All-Star. Since the deal, the Mavericks have become a worse team offensively, but they have improved on the defensive end.

A few months after his arrival, Rondo broke the orbital bone in his left eye after getting inadvertently kneed in the face by teammate Richard Jefferson. That injury came with a somewhat-lengthy layoff, so for the Mavs to lose Rondo again wi ...

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