Rondo was sitting amongst the followers on Wednesday.
Rajon Rondo got here beneath fireplace on Wednesday night time when he was caught sitting in some vacant courtside seats within the center the Los Angeles Lakers sport towards the Denver Nuggets. Some criticized Rondo for not sitting along with his teammates and creating much more division throughout the locker room. In keeping with ESPN, Rondo met with Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and President Magic Johnson to debate what occurred. Ultimately, they agreed to not high-quality Rondo, but additionally laid down the legislation on what’s and is not allowed.
“They notified me that it was a league rule that you could’t sit there,” Rondo instructed ESPN. “I wasn’t conscious it. However now I do know going ahead the place I should be.”
Rondo additionally stated that he had no in poor health intentions by sitting within the vacant seats and that it is a common incidence for him.
“I’ve carried out it (earlier than),” Rondo defined. “I’ve sat in all places however the bench greater than 40 seconds. However I assume when issues aren’t going nicely you’ll be able to variety proceed to make up tales. However I by no means thought it was a giant deal. I used to be simply in my head considering the sport. That is variety what I do. I do not assume I’ve to clarify myself so far as my relationship with the workforce, the gamers and the coaches. That should not even be mentioned.”
The Lakers are presently 11th within the Western Convention with a report 30-35.