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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo was an up-and-coming point guard for a 2008 Boston Celtics team that would go on to win the NBA championship. Now, as a veteran with the Lakers, Rondo sees some commonalities between his current squad and those ’08 Celtics that took the league by storm. In an appearance […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is a straight-talking kind of guy, and he has an opinion about stacking teams. The four-time All-Star recently joined Jemele Hill on her Unbothered podcast. Amid their wide-ranging discussion, Rondo noted his disdain for Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016. During […]

Whenever he’s recovered from his calf injury, veteran point guard Rajon Rondo will start in “a lot of games” for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, according to head coach Frank Vogel. Rondo missed the Lakers’ first game against the LA Clippers, but could be back on Friday versus the Utah Jazz after having a […]

Whenever Rajon Rondo returns from his calf injury — and it could be on Friday against the Utah Jazz — Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel envisions Rondo being a 25-30 minute rotation player who can quarterback the offense. Vogel sees Rondo running the offense with Anthony Davis when LeBron James is on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will notably open the 2019-20 regular season on Tuesday evening while taking on All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard and the crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers. However, the Lakers will be without the services of veteran NBA point guard Rajon Rondo, who has been dealing with a sore left calf. Rajon Rondo is […]

With superstar players like LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the roster, the Los Angeles Lakers are already being viewed as one of the more dangerous teams in the NBA for the 2019-20 campaign. Having two All-Stars is certainly nice, but the Lakers will also have several important role players, including Rajon Rondo. Rondo joined […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of the rest of Monday’s preseason game against the Lakers in Shanghai, China. The All-Star floor general took a shot to the face from Rajon Rondo after just one minute of action, re-aggravating a facial fracture he sustained during a pickup game earlier in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel thinks Rajon Rondo can model himself after Jason Kidd and become a better 3-point shooter later in his career. Rondo is a career 31.5 percent shooter from beyond the arc. Kidd, who is an assistant coach with the Lakers, started becoming a more reliable shooter from deep toward […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis says guards Rajon Rondo and Quinn Cook push him every day. Davis has played with Rondo and Cook on the New Orleans Pelicans before, so he has a close relationship with both of them. The Lakers re-signed Rondo this offseason and signed Cook in free agency. “Those […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are considered heavy favorites coming into the season. If you ask head coach Frank Vogel what he looks forward to the most in the coming season, it’d be the connection between Rajon Rondo and LeBron James. He went through an in-depth interview with Mike Trudell to help Laker fans become more […]

Quinn Cook is one of the brilliant under-the-radar additions the Los Angeles Lakers have made in the offseason. The three-year NBA guard is going to be a quality bench option that brings championship experience to a team gunning for an NBA championship. Quinn is also excited to play for the Lakers. While the appeal of […]

Golden State Warriors point guard D’Angelo Russell says he has learned a lot from Los Angeles Lakers veteran Rajon Rondo in terms of how to take care of your body in the offseason. Russell, who is part-time vegan, admits he has gotten a lot of food advice from Rondo, who will enter his 14th year […]

Retired NBA journeyman Ryan Hollins has come out with a pretty bold claim saying that Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is going to have a better year than Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chris Paul. Not only that, but Hollins went on to say that in his mind, Rondo is the better player — a […]

Avery Bradley said earlier that the opportunity to play alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis is one of the main reasons why he chose to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, Rajon Rondo may have played a part too in his decision. In a conference call with the media, Bradley also admitted that reuniting […]

DeMarcus Cousins revealed that he was in constant communication with Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo before he decided to join the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, Cousins said that he had conversations with Rondo and Davis this offseason. The three stars played together in New Orleans during the 2017-18 NBA season, […]

Free agent and veteran point guard Rajon Rondo is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a deal worth the minimum for two years. Per Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, Rondo received a player option in the second year, allowing the 13-year floor general to exercise the clause should he decide to stay in LA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a crazy offseason. From the original big move to acquire Anthony Davis, to the waiting game for Kawhi Leonard that ended up being for nothing, the Lakers now have to add pieces around LeBron James and Davis. Rajon Rondo is a piece that they feel can help them moving […]

With the duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers have in their hands one of the most fearsome pairings the league has ever seen. After months of back-and-forth between themselves and the New Orleans Pelicans, the L.A. front office finally struck gold and achieved their ultimate goal of acquiring the services […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to re-sign point guard Rajon Rondo, according to Brad Turner of The Los Angeles Times. Turner said on ESPNLA radio (h/t LakeShowWorld) that the Lakers like his common bond with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who was traded to the Lakers in principle over the weekend. The Lakers are […]

Veteran point guard Rajon Rondo admitted that he and LeBron James had a tough time leading the young Los Angeles Lakers team in the 2018-19 NBA season. The Lakers had high hopes heading into the 2018-19 campaign after acquiring James in free agency. They also added Rondo in the hopes of having another veteran voice […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo shared some valuable insight on what he thinks went wrong with the Lakers this season. According to the 32-year-old, the fact that the team decided to hand out so many one-year deals had an adverse effect on the mindset of some of the players on the roster: “If […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo shed some light on how the Anthony Davis trade talks back in February impacted the team’s chemistry for the remainder of the season. In his interview with Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Rondo said that almost everyone on the team grew up idolizing LeBron James. So when they found […]

Over the past couple of months, there have been reports that some people in LeBron James’ camp, particularly agent Rich Paul, are trying to dictate to Los Angeles Lakers management what they want to happen in order to keep the superstar happy. For veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, that’s not the case. Or at least, […]

Rajon Rondo says the Chicago Bulls’ decision to bench him during the 2016-17 season ultimately “backfired on them.” The Bulls benched Rondo for Michael Carter-Williams and Jerian Grant after the 33rd game of the season. However, Chicago went back to Rondo as the starter late in the season and the veteran guard played very well, […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo admits “even some of the old guys were affected” by the Anthony Davis trade saga this season. The Lakers’ front office pretty much made everyone on the roster except for LeBron James available in trade talks for Davis. Once the trade rumors were leaked to the public and […]

When veteran point guard Rajon Rondo signed with the Los Angeles Lakers last summer, his expectation was that the team was going to the NBA Finals. Why? The singular presence of LeBron James. Rondo says he was already planning on how to beat the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference playoffs. The four-time All-Star […]

Perhaps the best example of the lack of experience and unpreparedness of a front office headlined by former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and current general manager Rob Pelinka were the puzzling signings made after acquiring their prized jewel in LeBron James. The two executives had their mind made up as to who would […]

For what seems like the umpteenth time over the last several years, Rajon Rondo is a free agent again. The mercurial point guard spent the 2018-19 campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers, but as a result of hand injuries throughout the year, he played in just 46 games. When he was on the floor, he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are seemingly in free-fall as a franchise. After the team’s president of basketball operations, Lakers legend Magic Johnson, surprisingly resigned in impromptu fashion before the team’s season ended, it has been nothing but drama for the purple and gold. Now into the offseason, the drama continues, as the team’s coaching search […]

The last day of the NBA regular season is upon us. As always, the 82-game journey of the 2018-19 season was a wild ride with plenty of excitement and captivating storylines. Compared to those previous, player movement was ramped up this season, as we saw a lot of familiar faces in new jerseys. With almost […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo believes star small forward LeBron James still has a lot of years left as being the best player in the game. Some pundits believe James is slowing down and isn’t the top player in the NBA anymore. Rondo, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, says LeBron […]

Veteran guard Rajon Rondo has taken notice of the ease in which the visiting Golden State Warriors were able to dispatch his Los Angeles Lakers in three quarters, first building a 27-point lead in the first quarter and later putting it away once more in the third quarter, dealing the last haymaker that would force […]

Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers has climbed to 18th place on the NBA all-time assists leaders. Given that Rondo’s just 33-years-old, he could easily breach the 7,000-assist mark in the coming years. Where do you think Rondo will end up? Congrats to @RajonRondo of the @Lakers for moving up to 18th on the […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum was very candid in his Tuesday Reddit AMA. The 21-year-old answered fan questions about his 2018 playoff performance, his offseason work with Kobe Bryant and more. In a fun hypothetical, Tatum was also asked about which former Celtic he would most like to play with. His response included a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ravaged by injuries in LeBron James’ first season with the club, which is definitely part of the reason why the Lakers will not be going to the playoffs. Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, who has missed considerable time himself this season, said that the amount of injuries Los Angeles has […]

After spending the first nine years of his NBA career with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers veteran point guard Rajon Rondo has been a one-year journeyman. The Boston Celtics traded Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014. The Mavs were hoping Rondo could stay in Dallas for the long-haul, but the four-time All-Star didn’t […]

In the soap opera that has been the 2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers, perhaps no member of the organization has had as frustrating a season as Rajon Rondo. Although he has put up numbers that are mostly on par with his last three seasons in the league, Rondo was in the spotlight of a brawl against […]

The Los Angeles Lakers season certainly isn’t one to remember. A campaign that had more downs than ups led to the team’s demise as it missed its goal of returning to the playoffs. With their season all but over at this point, the Purple and Gold are looking forward to next season. Simultaneously, they can […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2018-19 NBA season is more or less over for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has been eliminated from playoff contention while some of their best young players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart have all been shut down for the season due to injuries. However, the team has […]