The Los Angeles Lakers have been absolutely plagued with injuries all season long, and one of the prime examples of it has been Rajon Rondo. Entering Friday, he has played in just 27 of the Lakers’ 61 games due to two separate hand surgeries.
In the last couple games, Rondo has simply looked slow, out of sorts, and just horrible defensively. Rondo was never an elite defender, but he was especially bad in back-to-back losses to the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies.
Despite this, he was moved into the starting lineup, which came after a serious conversation with head coach Luke Walton.