The last player in the visitors’ locker room, Rajon Rondo adjusts the collar of his turquoise button-down shirt and neatly packs his belongings into a canvas travel bag, nearly an hour after putting the finishing touches on what’s become a routinely-masterful on-court performance.
Two years removed from a devastating knee injury and barely six months after being maligned and written off by countless NBA pundits, the 10th-year veteran has regained an effervescent hop to his step, swiftly quieting his doubters by returning to his vintage All-Star form.
“It’s pretty much been fun watching him recreate his career a little bit,” says Kings Head Coach George Karl.