Post by zzoshop on Dec 5, 2012 10:18:09 GMT
Rajon Rondo spent his suspension in Mexico
Last week, the NBA suspended Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo for two
games after he attacked and shoved Brooklyn Nets big man Kris Humphries during
an altercation with Kevin Garnett. It was the response everyone suspected, and
perhaps even a bit lenient considering that the league suspended a player for
the same length of time after he confronted an announcer for the opposing team.
Then again, I guess words can hurt, too.
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As with most suspensions, the NBA hoped that this punishment would cause
Rondo to reflect on his actions and change his ways before returning to the
Celtics for Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Except it didn't
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and he used the time away as an excuse to take a short vacation in Mexico. Watch
the video above from CSNNE.com and get the on-scene report from Gary Washburn
of The Boston Globe :"I wanted to be out there with my teammates but obviously a
2-game suspension, like I said I was glued in front of the TV," said Rondo, who
told reporters he went to Mexico during the break. "Hopefully I don't feel too
winded tomorrow. I think I've been off for about a week now. We'll see
tomorrow."
When asked if he learned any lessons during his third suspension in nine
months, he said: "No."Rondo did say he missed being around his teammates."It was
difficult," he said, "I love being around the guys will buy thecheap Houston Texans jerseys. I love coming into practice and
being around them on the team plane, but I had to miss that for a couple of days
but other than that everything is back to normal."The video provides a short
encapsulation of Rondo's attitude: The suspension wasn't ideal, but he's happy
to be back with his teammates. It was a nuisance, basically, not a mind-altering
punishment.
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That should be expected from Rondo, who considers himself extremely loyal to
teammates. To him,the google jerseys;are
the best present the loss of two games was the byproduct of the positives of
proving to his teammates that he'll stand up for them. And while that decision
might not make sense for a superstar, it's part of Rondo's personality as it
currently exists.The punishment, then, isn't so much a punitive action as much
as the cost of doing business. As in the case of Stephen Jackson and his
technical fouls, Rondo accepts the suspension because he felt he needed to stick
up for a teammate. It's not the most mature approach, but this holistic view of
the situation helps place his actions in the proper context.
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