BREAKING: 2x NBA Champion Reportedly Was Arrested
Rajon Rondo last played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
That season, he averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per contest while shooting 38.6% from the field and 35.2% from the three-point range in 39 games.
On Monday evening, Jason Riley of WDRB News reported that Rondo was arrested (on Sunday).
Via Riley: "NEW: Former UK, NBA star Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges in Indiana on Sunday"
Riley also reported that Rondo posted bond, and the charges are misdemeanors.
Via Bleacher Report: "Rajon Rondo was arrested Sunday in Indiana on misdemeanor charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia and marijuana, per @WDRBNews"
Rondo was the 21st pick in the 2006 NBA Draft out of Kentucky and played 16 seasons in the league.
In addition to the Cavs and Lakers, he also spent time with the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers.
His career averages are 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 45.6% from the field and 32.4% from the three-point range in 957 regular season games.
He also appeared in 134 NBA playoff games and won NBA Championships with the Celtics (2008) and Lakers (2020).
Rondo made four NBA All-Star Games and led the league in assists three times.
There is an excellent case to be made that he should be a Hall of Famer one day.
