Frank Vogel’s Stunning Rajon Rondo Revelation for Game 1 of Lakers vs Blazers

NBA fans have made a few predictions about Rajon Rondo and his status for the game vs Portland Trail Blazers. Well, the Lakers veteran point guard fractured his thumb and had to undergo surgery to fix it. According to initial reports, Rondo had tomiss a few weeks, probably six. It turns out that the Lakers will have him back earlier than expected.

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel provided an update on his veteran, suggesting that Rondo may be active when the Lakers enter Game 1 against Portland on Tuesday.

Rondo joined his team for practice on Monday. Yes, he cleared quarantine and can work out with the guys. Where does this leave the Lakers? Will the veteran suit up for the game?

Vogel explained that the veteran is medically cleared to see action. However, it’s unlikely that Rondo plays in Game 1. The four-time All-Star was set to miss 6-8 weeks. Seeing him back in round one is not really possible.

The Lakers could use Rajon Rondo in the game vs Blazers

Rondo left Orlando to undergo a surgery. He entered the bubble last week but spend days in isolation as provided by the NBA protocol.

A bit of a stunner on the Rondo front. Frank Vogel said it is doubtful that he plays in Game 1, but that it's possible he'll be active. So theories that he would be out for all of first round appear to have been premature.

— Bill Oram (@billoram) August 17, 2020

When it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers, the team won three of the eight seeding games. Although the collective effort was inconsistent, the team clinched the top spot in the West. Let’s not forget that the Lakers were playing without Rondo and Avery Bradley. The latter decided to opt-out of the restart.

The Lakers will really use Rondo’s defense. He has great playoff experience and can help the team confront Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. His team had a great game against the Blazers. Anthony Davis said Rondo was important.

“Rondo was huge for us,” Davis said of the 4-0 record against the Blazers in 2019-20. “Able to break down their offense and their defensive schemes and kind of even the odds on the floor during that series. So he was a big part of it.”

Here’s Rajon Rondo at practice today. pic.twitter.com/vKqVcrH0Tf

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) August 17, 2020

Vogel told media members that he doesn’t know when Rondo will put on his uniform. He added that the team would “get him on the court and see where he’s at.”