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The positives to the Rajon Rondo suspension

Found November 30, 2012 on Boston's Bettah: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Rajon Rondo will miss the next two games while serving a suspension Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for his role in an altercation in Wednesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. The total number of games was two, which is a slap on the wrist considering Rondo has been suspended twice already this calender year and David Stern has come down harder in recent years on any post-whistle pushing and shoving. Without a doubt, Rajon Rondo is the Boston Celtics best player and they will certainly miss his services as he serves his suspension, starting with tonight’s game. There is one major positive to take out of this suspension and it has nothing to do with getting bench players more running time in case of an injury down the road. Before getting ejected in Wednesday night’s game, Rajon Rondo had been chasing an NBA record for most games in a row with double-digit assists. The fact that it was sitting at 35 games looks impressive to outside...
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