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.