Rajon Rondo RUMORS & NEWS

MassLive.com "Projected No. 1 pick Nerlens Noel, born in Everett, calls Kevin Garnett his favorite basketball player and the Boston Celtics his most beloved team. Once asked who he's most looking forward to meeting in the NBA, Noel answered Garnett. Told to be careful what he wishes for, Noel added that he will..." May 14

Boston Herald "As NBA general managers go, Danny Ainge is a tinkerer. Though he held onto the current Celtics era longer than anyone anticipated — remember that he would have brought back Ray Allen last summer if the guard was willing — Ainge can’t keep his hands off the engine. All parts are in play. And..." May 12

Boston Herald "Rajon Rondo can take all of the pregame set shots he wants, which is essentially how the inactive Celtics point guard spent yesterday morning. Considering how his teammates ultimately faltered in his absence, Rondo inevitably has been able to see where he could have prevented what is now a 3-1..." April 29

New York Post "The talk around the Knicks for much of the season concerned the horrid rash of injuries. But the Celtics have sustained their share, too. And none has hurt more than the blown out ACL suffered by Rajon Rondo, a guy Doc Rivers said would be a great coach if he weren’t so crazy. So while Rondo, who..." April 21

Boston Globe "All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo made his first public comments since his season-ending knee injury suffered Jan. 25 in Atlanta. Rondo, in an interview with ESPN’s Hannah Storm that aired Wednesday night, explained that he was ready to play Jan. 27 against Miami but that something didn’t feel..." April 12

Boston Globe "All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo made his first public comments since his season-ending knee injury suffered Jan. 25 in Atlanta. Rondo, in an interview with ESPN’s Hannah Storm that aired Wednesday night, explained that he was ready to play Jan. 27 against Miami but that something didn’t feel..." April 11

Boston Herald "Rajon Rondo rejoined the Celtics bench last night for the first time since his Feb. 12 ACL surgery, and was told to suppress his normal urge to interrupt timeouts. “I told him to just be nice today, and he was,” said coach Doc Rivers, who drew a connection between the Celts’ spirited play in..." March 30

NESN "As if Kentucky didn’t have enough to feel bad about. Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, who played his college ball at Kentucky, made the Wildcats’ week even worse when he filled out his NCAA Tournament bracket. Kentucky already missed the tournament this year then got beat in the first round of the..." March 22

Celtics Blog "There's been a huge debate on whether or not the Celtics are better without Rajon Rondo. The classic argument is "A record of 15-6 is certainly better than a record of 20-23." The classic counter-argument is "No matter what happens in the regular season, Rondo usually shines in the..." March 15

CSN New England "The evolution of Avery Bradley into an all-around, high-impact talent is undeniable. He plays with the kind of stealth-like confidence that the Boston Celtics desperately need as they continue to cope with a season's worth of injuries. Part of Bradley's confidence stems from the many..." March 08

CSN New England "I’ll have more on the Celtics tomorrow, as they take the court in Philly after three days off. But in the meantime, here’s a quick post on Rajon Rondo. With the regular season winding down, and the C’s firmly in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the constant screaming over whether..." March 05

Celtics Blog "In case you have been under a rock for the last week, let me point out to you the fact that Lee Jenkins penned an epic article on Rajon Rondo for Sports Illustrated. Basically Rondo is the most interesting player ever. WEEI was kind enough to list out 41 of the best items in said article...." February 28

NESN "Rajon Rondo is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, but apparently that won’t stop the Celtics from moving their point guard — if they can somehow find a deal they like. That probably won’t be easy, but ESPN’s Chris Broussard reports (via Twitter) that the Celtics would trade their..." February 20

ESPN.com "Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who had season-ending knee surgery a week ago, is available for a trade by Thursday's deadline, league sources tell ESPN's Chris Broussard. However, a trade is unlikely because of Rondo's injury, a torn left ACL, sources tell Broussard. Celtics general manager..." February 20

Celtics Blog "The Celtics have had well-documented success since the season-ending injury to Rajon Rondo, with the C's going on an 8-1 run into the All-Star break. The Celtics were seemingly under-performing up until Rondo's injury, and despite their recent surge, they aren't out of the woods by any means...." February 18

NESN "OK, Internet. This is your time. Less than one full week remains before the NBA trade deadline, and now is the time when all semblance of sanity flies out of the window. So-called “anonymous sources” are about to work overtime. Even by the usual crazy standards of trade deadline season, though,..." February 18

Boston Globe "The general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers denied a CBSSports.com report that the Celtics and Lakers have discussed swapping guard Rajon Rondo for center Dwight Howard. "I haven't talked to [Celtics president] Danny Ainge in weeks," Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak told ESPN. According to ESPN,..." February 17

Boston Herald "A league source last night confirmed a CBS-Sports.com report that the Celtics held preliminary discussions with the Lakers about trading Rajon Rondo for Dwight Howard. “The Lakers like Rondo, and (the Celtics) have looked into getting Howard in the past,” said the source, who termed the..." February 16

SportingNews.com "Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo's surgery Wedesday to repair the torn ACL in his right knee was a success, team president Danny Ainge told The Boston Globe. The surgery was performed in Florida by reknowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, according to a tweet by the Globe's Baxter..." February 13

Celtics Blog "Since sustaining the injury, we've heard that Rondo had been weighing his options regarding ACL surgery. He talked with the entire team medical staff including Ed Lacerte and Brian McKeon and reportedly seeked the opinion of Richard Steadman who performed knee surgeries on both Ricky Rubio and..." February 13

CSN New England "Mike Felger was joined by Ron Borges and Kirk Minihane to talk about the Celtics, and more specifically, the Celtics without Rajon Rondo. Rondo has been getting a lot of negative publicity lately, and Minihane wrote on WEEI.com last week that some of it could be due to the fact that he's black...." February 11

Boston Herald "There is no going back — at least not until next October, when a surgically repaired Rajon Rondo is presumably ready for more basketball. Another query about how the Celtics would have succeeded in their current style if the point guard was cooperative and healthy will set fire to Doc Rivers’..." February 10

Boston Globe "Shortly after the Celtics learned Rajon Rondo was lost for the season, reality set in: They would need to change — fast. Without a point guard who dominated the ball, the Celtics required someone to steer the offense. But instead of giving that responsibility to one player, they gave it to..." February 09

Boston Herald "Rajon Rondo’s agent says his client isn’t listening to the wayward words of those who believe the Celtics will actually be a better team in the long run without their All-Star point guard. But the representative knows what’s being discussed by some of the team’s followers, and he dismissed such..." February 09

NESN "When Kevin Garnett is in a really good mood, he has a tendency to make cooking analogies. Hey, we all have our things. Since Rajon Rondo went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Garnett has been one of the most vocal Celtics in talking about each player’s need to step up..." February 08

CSN New England "The agent for Rajon Rondo tells CSNNE.com that the torn ACL injury suffered by Rondo is a partial tear, opening the door for him to possibly return to the floor sooner than anticipated. Following the injury, Rondo's timetable to return to action was expected to be sometime before the start of..." February 08

NESN "Rajon Rondo is looking at a long road back from ACL surgery, but he’ll have a familiar face helping him along as he recovers. Former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins, now with the Oklahoma City Thunder, had a similar injury in 2010, when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee..." February 07

NESN "The 2012-13 campaign has been anything but good to them, but the Boston Celtics will forge ahead Thursday, hoping to squeeze any semblance of positivity out of a midseason date with their historic rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. Get NBA odds for the classic matchup at Bovada. With the recent news..." February 05

Celtics Blog "Hey, did you guys know that Rajon Rondo is out for the season and the Celtics have won all of the games they've played since he went down? They must be better without him right? Four games, all wins, no Rondo. Who needs him? The Celtics, that's who. Four games does not a season make but..." February 05

NESN "They are not dead yet. It was odd to hear Celtics coach Doc Rivers, mere minutes after his team had outlasted the defending champion Miami Heat in two overtimes on Sunday, invite fans and reporters to write his team's obituary. If the Celtics were not already six feet under this season, the loss..." January 31

Boston Herald "Late last night as we were typing this drivel you see before you, the electronic messages were filtering in across the platforms. Having disposed of the now 17-30 Sacramento Kings — not to be confused with the 1972 Lakers — there were joyful cries that the Celtics are better off now without Rajon..." January 31

Providence Journal "Rajon Rondo is out. And this Celtics' season just went out with him. All that's missing is the eulogy. Don't be fooled by Sunday's upset of the Miami Heat, one of those midseason NBA games that are great theatre, but in the long run signify nothing. Even before the news that Rondo had..." January 29

Palm Beach Post "On any other regular-season afternoon, this circumstance, this scene, this story would have been sufficient. There was the ornery Boston crowd, first booing, then clapping, then standing as a tribute video played during the first quarter, the video scored by The Killers' song "All These Things..." January 28

CSN Philly "Go on, admit it … When the news broke midway through the Celtics' victory over the Heat on Sunday afternoon that point guard Rajon Rondo tore his anterior cruciate ligament and would be out for the remainder of the season, your first thought was about Jrue Holiday. As in could Holiday be..." January 28

NESN "Fatigue set in early for the Celtics on Sunday. Playing a third game in four days, not to mention a second straight double-overtime grinder, has a way of doing that to a team. Yet through gasps for air and tugging on shorts, the Celtics responded to their coach's laughably simple instructions...." January 28

CSN New England "The Boston Celtics locker room was a joyful place in the moments following Sunday's 100-98 double overtime win over Miami. And then, Doc Rivers broke the news of the night to them. Rajon Rondo had a torn ACL injury and was going to be out for the rest of the season. The loss of Rondo has..." January 28

Boston Herald "Chicago's Derrick Rose tore his anterior cruciate ligament last April, and only now is there talk that his return is near. Adrian Peterson came back from knee surgery in just under nine months, but the Minnesota Vikings running back's recovery was considered almost superhuman. That's exactly..." January 28

Boston Herald "Celtics fans say they are undaunted by the loss of Big Three stalwart Rajon Rondo to a season-ending knee injury — the Green, victorious over the Miami Heat yesterday afternoon, can come through this. "You can never count the Celtics out," said Marc Scarbaci, 39, of Malden after the game at..." January 28

New York Post "As soon as Knicks guard Iman Shumpert heard about Celtics star Rajon Rondo's season-ending ACL injury — an injury that could impact the NBA's playoff picture, and is the latest in a league-wide epidemic — he clutched at his own surgically repaired knee. Empathy, it appears, knows no team. "I..." January 28

Boston Herald "Doc Rivers was putting on a brave face. Alas, the Celtics coach was making optimism blush as he discussed the remainder of a season that will now be executed without Rajon Rondo. He was talking about people stepping up, but it's an unavoidable fact the Celts were a sub-.500 team struggling to..." January 28

Pro Basketball Talk "Rajon Rondo was a late scratch for Sunday's nationally televised home game against the Miami Heat. While the return of Ray Allen was the big story heading into this one, news about the extent of Rondo's injury, if it turns out to be true, is what will end up dominating the headlines." January 27

Boston Herald "The Celtics may be floating in the middle of the conference standings, but their members will comprise 40 percent of the East's starting lineup in the Feb. 17 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo were selected to open the game in voting by fans announced last night. This..." January 18

CSN New England "Keyon Dooling sat at a locker as Jeff Green, Jason Terry, and Chris Wilcox listened with somber expressions on their faces. The Celtics had just lost a game in early January and their struggles with consistency continued. As the media began to fill the locker room, Dooling ignored all..." January 15

CSN New England "Rajon Rondo has a birthday coming up next month. He'll be 27 years old which is still relatively young by most people's standards. But players that age, especially those who have accomplished all that Rondo has in his NBA career, are indeed targets every time they step on the basketball..." January 15

NESN "Rajon Rondo was initially reluctant to tell his side of the story in his recent one-game suspension. After Celtics practice on Tuesday, he finally spoke — and continued to say confounding things. During Boston's victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, Rondo appeared to make contact with..." January 09

Celtics Blog "I may be the biggest Rondo apologist, but I'm absolutely 100% on his side with this. People will get on his back for not playing nice with Stu Jackson and maybe I'd feel differently had the Celtics lost last night, but the league is really at fault here. Did they even talk to Rodney Mott? I'm..." January 08