Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo Is Hurt: This Is Not Stopping Him From Winning
The Boston Celtics record sits at 19-4. A big part of this is the play of all world point guard Rajon Rondo. Earlier in the year it was disclosed that Rondo had plantar fasciitis. This painful injury did nothing to stop Rondo from dominating the NBA by leading the league with an otherworldly 14 assists a game. He is also playing his usual disruptive defense recording the more steals than anyone not named Chris Paul. However, his recent stretch of play is also remarkable. Rondo is playing with a hurt hamstring and has guided Boston to eight wins missing only one game (A Boston Win) despite tweaking that hamstring badly.
During that stretch let us review some of these performances. Against the Raptors in his first game back from injury, he notched 14 assists. The next game against Cleveland he scores 23 and sets up 12. Rondo was clearly hurting against Portland and still scored 10 points and set up 10 more. That Portland game saw Rondo fall in pain at least three times, but he kept getting up and competing. Against Chicago he puts up an eye popping 19 assists against Derrick Rose. Hurting against Charlotte, he still leads the defense and ends up with 5 steals. These performances are solid, but they are even more impressive when you realize that he is playing with the pain of not only his hamstring, but the plantar fasciitis is still taking its toll.
Rajon Rondo is a special player. He cares not about the pain of his body or the numbers. He only wants to win. He knows the Celtics chances of winning are better with him in the lineup. This means Rondo plays with the pain. The pain is the price of tasting victory in his mind. He also makes sure the pain does not change whatever it takes to win approach. Pain or not Rondo is coming to win. This is why Rondo is going to be the face of this franchise soon. Remember Go Green Or Go Home!!!!!!!!!
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