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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-18-2018, 12:04 PM:

When the Los Angeles Lakers went into the locker room after a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in which LeBron James moved into fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list, a grim reality awaited and surprised them — Rajon Rondo suffered a broken hand in the fourth quarter.

How he sustained the injury wasn’t immediately clear, but the reality was Rondo figured to be sidelined for a minimum of a few weeks. He underwent surgery to repair fractured third metacarpal in his right hand and will be out at least one month.

“It’s tough. I mean, he’s one of our captains, one of our leaders,” James said of Rondo’s injury. “But I heard we got great surgeons here in L.A., so he’ll get right to it. Start his rehab as fast as possible.

“It’s next man up. I know Rondo hates the fact of what he’s going through, but we’ve all got to pick him up in his absence.”

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