Boston Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo disclosed how he broke a bone in his left hand in an accidental fall that happened at his home last week.
Rondo made the disclosure during the Celtics media day at the team's practice facility in Waltham, dousing earlier speculations that he got his injury from a trampoline park earlier, reports Boston.com.
"My daughter's birthday was last Wednesday. I think the video that got out was of me at the trampoline park on Tuesday. I took my daughter, who had a birthday that week, to a trampoline park Tuesday. Sky Zone, I think. I did jump. I learned some new tricks with my daughter, had a lot of fun," Rondo explained, referring to reports that the 27-year-old Celtics was seen at a local trampoline park earlier last week.
Rondo further explained how he got his broken finger.
"Late Thursday night, I had a fall in my home. Certain falls happen and you slip. I slipped and tried to catch my hand. It wasn't like a banana (peel) slip. I actually almost caught myself. I landed on my knuckle in the windowsill of my home. That's what happened," he clarified.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge does not doubt Rondo's story. He is obviously more concerned of his longest-tenured point guard likely missing the team's first 15 games of the NBA 2014-15 season.
Sporting News confirmed that Rondo will be sideline for six to eight weeks due to his broken finger.
The Celtics announced Friday evening that Rondo underwent successful surgery to repair the broken finger in his left hand, the report confirmed.
Since that glorious 2009-2010 Celtics campaign where the team reached the NBA Finals but fell short against the Los Angeles Lakers, Rondo has not played a full 82-game season.
He only played 30 games last season due to an ACL injury that required a knee surgery and kept Rondo at recovery bay.
"A lot of people are doubting me and doubting this team. I've always enjoyed being the underdog. What people say doesn't really matter to me. I have high expectations for myself. I'm pretty sure, I'm the hardest critic of myself, so I'll go out there and do what I do best: play the game," Rondo said in the Boston.com report.
Sporting News also noted that the eight-year Celtics veteran has been the subject of trade rumours as of late.
Ainge denied the speculations but indicated nonetheless that Rondo can become a free agent after the coming NBA season. "No one is untradeable," Ainge said.
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