The Los Angeles Lakers were in their second practice inside the NBA bubble when Rajon Rondo sustained a fractured right thumb that required surgery. He left the team and had the operation on July 16, and was projected to be sidelined six to eight weeks.
However, Rondo is ahead of schedule. He re-entered the bubble last week to begin a four-day quarantine phase, and joined the team on the court for practice Monday. “He’s medically cleared to play,” Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said.
“It’s just a matter of this is the first time he played basketball with anyone other than himself since he injured his hand.