Lakers guard Rondo to have surgery on broken right hand

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Post by bobheckler Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:02 pm

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/lakers-guard-rondo-surgery-broken-hand-225352979--nba.html



Lakers guard Rondo to have surgery on broken right hand




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Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers will have surgery to repair of broken right hand and is expected to miss several weeks of the NBA season, the team said Thursday (AFP Photo/Harry How)




Los Angeles (AFP) - Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo will have surgery to repair a broken right hand, the NBA team said Thursday, and will likely miss several weeks.

Rondo, who was apparently injured stealing the ball in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's win over Portland, could have surgery as early as Friday.

"We have to shake it off," Lakers coach Luke Walton said of losing the veteran, who has been a valuable influence on young Lakers players.

"Of course you're always aware of the reality of what's going on," Walton told reporters at the Lakers' practice facility on Thursday. "It'll be a work in progress. Obviously we can't replace what Rondo does for our team and how important he is to our team, but we're not going to make excuses."

Rondo, who is averaging 8.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, has been a key contributor off the bench.

He missed three games through suspension for his role in a shoving match with Rockets guard Chris Paul that saw Paul banned two games and Lakers forward Brandon Ingram suspended for four.

Lonzo Ball, who has started the Lakers' last 12 games, will likely play increased minutes in Rondo's absence and said he had already learned a lot from his teammate.

"Just trying to learn to control the game better," Ball said of what he has seen from Rondo. "When he comes in, the pace goes however he wants it to go, (he) gets everybody in their spots, so that's what I try to do."



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MY NOTE:  Other reports say he broke his right 3rd metacarpal bone.

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Post by NYCelt Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:06 pm

That will sure make it hard to flip anyone off for a while.
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