Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo still has some spring in those 34-year-old legs, as he stifled Jimmy Butler's shot in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

In the third period of the closely contested match, the Miami Heat All-Star thought he had a free lane to the hoop after getting past initial defender Markieff Morris. But waiting for him at the apex was the 6-foot-1 Rondo, who refused to be put in a Butler poster.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, Rondo's momentum caused him to collide bodies with Butler and he was called for a personal foul. Foul or not, that was surely one hell of rejection from the one-time NBA champion.

Jimmy Buckets even had some appreciation for Rondo's fine defensive play judging by his reaction afterwards.

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Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo, meanwhile, do share some history together after their brief tenure as teammates with the Chicago Bulls in the 2016-17 season. While that year was marred with dysfunction in the Windy City, the pair of grizzled veterans learned to have mutual respect for one another.

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