Long after practice ended, Rajon Rondo stood all alone beneath a basket. Every other player had left the courts, but the Lakers point guard held a basketball with a towel draped over his left shoulder. Occasionally he turned back to look at a crowd of reporters gathered around a tight-lipped Luke Walton.
Rondo was suspended for three games Sunday, Lakers teammate Brandon Ingram for four games and Rockets point guard Chris Paul for two games for their involvement in the fight. All three will forfeit their pay for the games they miss.
Ingram got the biggest penalty because he returned to the fight and behaved aggressively with an official.