To be perfectly honest, I'm a little underwhelmed. I think we all figured that the Lakers' decision to stabilize their roster with the entirely unstable in stacking dysfunctional bricks around the foundational addition of LeBron James would eventually make for some dramatic moments that not even Hollywood's finest could script. That assumption was immediately reinforced when Rajon Rondo couldn't make it through one single game in Los Angeles without getting suspended for spitting on CP3 and igniting a brawl. For that reason, I'm a little disappointed that giving his own teammates enough space for 2 Chainz' family and jewels while sitting far enough out of earshot to comfortably mutter not-so-sweet nothings to himself has been Rondo's most notable act of rebellion. When you consider how quickly the Lakers' season has combusted, Luke Walton must think of it as a minor miracle that the attitude of his relentlessly irritable point guard hasn't followed suit. Say what you want of the professionalism of sitting closer to his car than his coach, but - as anyone who has been in a doomed relationship can attest - it does take a bit of maturity and self awareness to remove yourself from a situation in which you might say or do something stupid. If there's anything that Rajon Rondo has proven over his career it's that he's highly susceptible to doing just that. Therefore, while entirely dissociating from his struggling team was bad form, the alternative of a highly audacious asshole would've only been better for those of us that have been patiently waiting for the Lakers to start trippin' over all their lost marbles.
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