Rajon Rondo has missed every game so far in the 2017-18 NBA regular-season as he recovers from surgery on Oct. 10 to fix a core muscle injury. There is a chance Rondo might be cleared to make his debut for the New Orleans Pelicans' game on Nov. 17 against the Denver Nuggets.
"My lateral movement, that's the hardest part to come back from with a sports hernia," Rondo told The Times-Picayune. "Moving forward and backwards is easy, but being able to stay in front of guys and move side to side would be the most difficult part.