NBA fines Rajon Rondo $25,000 for trying to trip Jae Crowder

Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo has been fined $25,000 for trying to trip Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder while sitting on the bench during Game 3 of their first-round series.

Here is the play in question:

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After the game, Rondo was asked about the incident and claimed that as someone who has torn his ACL in the past, he was simply stretching.

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The NBA clearly does not believe Rondo.

Rondo will miss the next few weeks at least with a fractured thumb. His resurgence down the stretch this season and in the first two games of the series made it really look like the Bulls had a great chance to upset the top-seeded Celtics. The tables are turning now however with Rondo out.