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Rajon Rondo has fluid drained from hand, delaying return to Lakers lineup

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a setback in his recovery from surgery on his right hand according to coach Luke Walton.

Rondo had fluid drained from his hand Sunday, 3½ weeks after Rondo underwent a procedure to fix the fractured third metacarpal in his right hand that happened in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Nov. 14.

"There's a little bit of swelling," Walton said at Lakers shootaround on Monday in advance of his team's game against the Miami Heat.