When Rajon Rondo joined the Clippers, it was a chance for him to reunite with the so-called “Rondo whisperer” in Ty Lue, a nickname that had been bestowed upon Lue by Doc Rivers when the three were all with the Celtics.
And when DeMarcus Cousins followed suit less than two weeks later, it was an opportunity for the big man to reunite with his favorite point guard Rondo, who many consider to be the Cousins whisperer himself. The two former Kentucky Wildcats have a deep bond that extends off the basketball court, as Rondo was a groomsman in Cousins’ wedding in 2019.