Just as the Los Angeles Lakers were beginning to settle on a consistent starting lineup and second unit, they were thrown for a loop when Rajon Rondo suffered a fracture in his right hand during the fourth quarter of a win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Rondo remained in the court and did not appear severely impacted after the sequence in which it’s believed he sustained the injury. Many of his Lakers teammates expressed their surprise upon learning he had broken his hand and would likely need surgery.
Based on the timetable initially set by the Lakers, Rondo has approximately four weeks remaining in his recovery.