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The New Orleans Pelicans are rounding into form heading into the conclusion of the regular season. They need to be just that considering that they are fighting for playoff security in the dog-eat-dog world of the Western Conference. On Saturday, the Pelicans sustained their late-season steam with a 126-120 road win over the Golden State […]

On Tuesday night in the NBA TV studio, Hall of Fame point guard Gary Payton gave his opinion on who the top five defensive guards in the league are today. Payton, nicknamed “The Glove” and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection during his career, gave a very solid list of guards: Chris Paul of […]

In Ray Allen’s upcoming book “From The Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love,” he details several stories about his five seasons with the Boston Celtics. The two stories that made headlines were the Celtics wanting to trade Rajon Rondo for Chris Paul and Rondo telling him, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce […]

In the historic night where Russell Westbrook logged in the 100th triple-double of his career, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard also unveiled several tricks up his sleeve. The 29-year-old stud is seen faking a behind the back pass before rising up for the lay-up. It was a page out of New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon […]

During a dark time of the Big Three era, prior to the start of the 2011-12 season, the Boston Celtics considered trading their problem child of a point guard Rajon Rondo for New Orleans Hornets prodigy Chris Paul, though the deal reportedly fell through due to Paul’s refusal to commit to signing with the team […]

Ray Allen’s new book From the Outside: My Journey through Life and the Game I Love shed many insights into his tenure with the Boston Celtics and the rift between him and mercurial point guard Rajon Rondo. The book, which was written alongside Michael Arkush and due in stands in two weeks; notes how Rondo felt entitled […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have railed eight wins in a row and catapulted to the fourth spot in the Western Conference despite their struggles to hang on to a chance to make the playoffs after DeMarcus Cousins went down to a ruptured Achilles injury. The Pels are in a close race with the San Antonio […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have seen their best case scenario thanks to Anthony Davis’ rampant surge in the last couple of weeks, bouncing back from three straight losses to win eight straight games after taking down the Dallas Mavericks on the road at the American Airlines Center on Sunday during the 2017-18 NBA season. The […]

A high-scoring affair between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans was marred by a double ejection of opposing point guards — Isaiah Thomas and Rajon Rondo — as the two were handed double technical fouls and consequently tossed in the first quarter. Thomas, however, feels his ejection was soundly unjust. “Whatever reason, he’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Isaiah Thomas is usually a laid back and calm individual. However, New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo is a short-tempered player who sometimes rubs people the wrong way. What happens when both of those players mix? It definitely wasn’t a good sight. On Wednesday afternoon, the Lakers took on the Pelicans […]

Earlier this season, Rajon Rondo became part of a lot of headlines for the comments he made against Isaiah Thomas, when he said that the Boston Celtics should only pay tribute to their former players who brought a championship to the franchise. With the two players facing off Wednesday for the first time since the […]

In today’s NBA, it is common seeing a referee calling a technical foul on a player during a game. It has probably never been as notorious as this season, in which a lot of player-official issues have increased the tension between both parties. But how common is it to see the NBA hit a player […]

Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic is having a whirlwind of a season. It’s probably nothing like any player has experienced or most fans have ever seen. He broke his jaw two days before the Bulls’ 2017-18 campaign started, moved away from the team, proceeded to miss 23 games, came back better than ever and averaged a […]

After Ray Allen turned down a contract offer from the Boston Celtics at the end of the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season and left to the LeBron James-led Miami Heat, some of his former Celtics teammates, like Rajon Rondo, cut ties with him. It was not only the fact that Allen left the organization with which he […]

Rajon Rondo is no stranger to controversy so he doesn’t mince words when he has to speak his mind. In a statement he gave to certain media in attendance, the New Orleans Pelicans guard was quite offended that the Boston Celtics were going to honor Isaiah Thomas with a tribute video. According to Bill Doyle […]

Remember when the New Orleans Pelicans announced that the team has signed free agent guard Rajon Rondo, little over five months ago? “We are excited to welcome Rajon to the New Orleans Pelicans,” said Pelicans Senior VP of Basketball Operations and General Manager Dell Demps. Well, last night everyone was excited! Rondo dished out a […]

Things are finally starting to look up in New Orleans. After undergoing yet another injury riddled start to this campaign, the Pelicans are starting to hit their stride and collect wins in comprehensive fashion. Their recent success, of course, always comes down to their two dominant big men Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, who are […]

Rajon Rondo strung together a career-best performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night after tallying a career and New Orleans Pelicans’ high mark of 25 assists in a single game. Following the contest, All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins voiced much praise toward Rondo’s huge outing while also indicating that he believes the 31-year-old could have […]

Rajon Rondo put up a career-best performance against the Brooklyn Nets dropping a career and New Orleans Pelicans record with 25 assists in just 30 minutes played. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype, it also put him in exclusive company in league history for reaching that individual feat in a single game. Rajon Rondo […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have gotten the ball rolling after winning their third straight game in a 128-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Although it seems like the Pelicans’ starters simply lit up the scoreboard on this night, they had plenty of help getting in position from point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo finished the game with […]

In the flurry of games night after night, it’s easy to forget some of the best performances that already seem so long ago. Who has been the most dominant on their team when it matters most? We reflect on some of the best individual performances over the past seven days. Lebron James scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans continue to fluctuate in and out of the win column just as they have over the 2017-18 NBA season thus far. Not much was different tonight in their heartbreaking loss to the high-powered Houston Rockets. Fortunately, fans were at least treated to their second triple-double performance of the year thanks to veteran […]

The proliferation of score-first guards today in the NBA is redefining the position – if it hasn’t been already – but from time to time, we are reminded what a point guard’s primary duty is, which is to distribute the ball on the floor. On Sunday, that’s exactly what New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo […]

Battling foul trouble throughout the match, DeMarcus Cousins and the New Orleans Pelicans did not have a lot to celebrate on Monday versus the Golden State Warriors. However, one play pumped up the 6-foot-11 big man during the second quarter, where he can be seen head-banging on the bench. With 2:49 left in the period, […]

Following a successful comeback against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, New Orleans Pelicans point man Rajon Rondo is slated to see his five-minute stint on the court triple on Wednesday, expected to get from 14 to 16 minutes on the floor, according to Jim Eichenhofer of NBA.com. Rondo racked up two points and two assists […]

Rajon Rondo has waited 13 games into the season to make his return from a sports hernia, but did so for a short stint off the bench on Monday in a narrow 106-105 win against the Atlanta Hawks. The New Orleans Pelicans floor general scored his only field goal of the game, tallying two points […]

When Bobby Portis cracked Nikola Mirotic’s head during a scuffle just days before the season kicked off, it was just another sign that the Chicago Bulls were going nowhere this season. Chicago was already expected to struggle for an entire year after losing the team’s top players a year ago in Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler, […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo could make his return to the floor sooner than later, as head coach Alvin Gentry mentioned Nov. 17 as a potential return for his starting floor general, according to Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate. The veteran point man was sidelined prior to the start of the […]

This isn’t the type of aggressiveness Robin Lopez was preaching to his team a few days back. In the latest turn of events in the tale of the Chicago Bulls, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Chicago big men Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis had a scuffle in practice earlier today that ended […]

Throughout his NBA career, Rajon Rondo has shown a strong passion for the game and has been touted on numerous occasions for his high basketball IQ. It appears that he wants to carry that over to a coaching career after he retires, according to a recent interview with Shams Charania of The Vertical. (H/T Uproxx). […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo has undergone surgery and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a sports hernia injury, according to Shams Charania of the Vertical. Rondo visited a specialist in Philadelphia on Monday to see if a surgery was indeed required. The 31-year-old point guard suffered the injury in the first […]

With the 2017-18 regular season starting soon, it’s now unclear when Rajon Rondo will be able to make his debut for the New Orleans Pelicans. He is currently suffering from sports hernia, and could miss up to four weeks of action, according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate. However, the team is committed to having […]

Rajon Rondo’s body has betrayed him again. According to William Guillory of Nola.com, the New Orleans Pelicans point guard has injured his groin during a preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The New Orleans Pelicans lost, 102-91, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a preseason game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Friday night and Pelicans […]

In Rajon Rondo’s lone season with the Chicago Bulls, there were plenty of internal issues that arose during the team’s struggles throughout the year. One of which was centered around an Instagram post from Rondo taking a subtle shot at Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler while praising his former Boston Celtics teammates Kevin Garnett and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans come into this training camp with a lot of familiar faces and some new ones to take yet another crack at making the postseason. The dynamic duo known as Fire and Ice of DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis, will hope to improve on last season’s impromptu chemistry, this time with a game […]

The one-year tandem of Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins is set to be re-united in the Big Easy, as the mercurial point guard joined the controversial big man by signing a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. The duo played together during the 2015-16 season during Rondo’s stop with the Sacramento Kings, […]

Rebounding is less about luck and more about skill — and size. The last factor means that point guards aren’t supposed to get plenty of rebounds, let alone beat big men to loose balls from missed shots. But that’s not what this list is about. This is about the court generals who’ve put seven-footers to […]

Rajon Rondo has made a career out of making remarkable passes on the basketball court. But maybe he could’ve made a career out of playing quarterback in the NFL had he so chosen. The New Orleans Pelicans guard shared an Instagram video of him spending time in the Saints’ practice facility to show off his […]

Having played last season with Rajon Rondo in the Chicago Bulls lineup, Taj Gibson has known him more than the majority of players in the league. Known for his great passing ability, Rondo has made his teammates better since he entered the NBA. However, for Gibson, he thinks he can have another career after playing […]