<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-derrick-rose-rajon-rondo-reignite-rivalry-in-vegas-but-not-on-court');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo reignite rivalry in Vegas, but not on NBA court');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Celtics-guard-Rajon-Rondo-9-drives-on-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Derrick-Rose.jpg"><figcaption>© Winslow Townson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo reignite rivalry in Vegas, but not on NBA court</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-13T23:12:37-07:00">July 13th, 11:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-13T23:12:37-07:00">July 13th, 11:12pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Retirement appears to be treating two of the best point guards of the late 2000s and early 2010s, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-derrick-rose-officially-retires-after-16-seasons">former MVP Derrick Rose</a> and two-time NBA champion <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/nba-news-rajon-rondo-officially-announces-retirement">Rajon Rondo enjoying their lives</a> outside the hardwood. In fact, the two floor generals appear to be branching out into new interests — with the two dipping their toes in the sport of chess while in Las Vegas amid the 2025 NBA Summer League in Sin City.</p><p>Two of the greatest chess grandmasters of all-time, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, <a href="https://x.com/CourtsideBuzzX/status/1944611964166328416" rel="noopener">hosted a chess competition</a> named “Chesstival” — with Rose and Rondo being two of the highest-profile participants in the said event. The format used for the competition is “freestyle chess”, where the back rank pieces are randomly arranged. There are two rules that must be followed, however. The king must start in between the two rooks, while the two bishops must start on opposite-colored squares. Other than that, the positioning of the pieces is randomized.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former NBA stars Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo are competing in the “Chesstival” tournament in Las Vegas with grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura <a href="https://twitter.com/chesscom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chesscom</a> <a href="https://t.co/742E7oLtYb">pic.twitter.com/742E7oLtYb</a></p><p>— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1944519508221452717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There is not much surprise that Rondo, who is most famous for his stints with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, was a participant in this event. Rondo admitted on an episode of Jeff Teague’s Club 520 Podcast that he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8t66wtHIV7Y" rel="noopener">used to play chess</a> prior to ballgames later on in his career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Rondo is also one of the smartest NBA players of all-time, calling out plays before they happen and manipulating defenses to create openings even his teammates sometimes aren’t aware of.</p><p>Meanwhile, Rose lowkey has been playing chess for a long time, although he’s only been more vocal about this interest of his since he decided to retire in 2024. The former MVP with the Chicago Bulls has long been planning to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zljL32T9o" rel="noopener">join or even host a chess tournament</a>, and now, he has gotten his wish.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><h2><b>Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo enjoy life after basketball</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Derrick-Rose.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Father Time may sap even the most legendary athletes of their speed and leaping ability, but as the old adage goes, with age comes wisdom. This appears to be the case for both Rose and Rondo, who are looking to stretch their strategic brains to the limits by continuing to expand their horizons in this post-retirement endeavor.</p><p>Both became savvy locker-room presences towards the end of their basketball careers, but now, they will put those brains of theirs to the test on the chessboard. Retirement doesn’t have to be all glitz and glamour; it can also be peaceful and quiet, as both Rose and Rondo are showing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo reignite rivalry in Vegas, but not on NBA court

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-boogie-cousins-rajon-rondo-knicks-buzz-light-years-ahead-jj-redick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Boogie Cousins on Rajon Rondo Knicks buzz, ‘light years ahead of’ JJ Redick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rajon-Rondo.jpg"><figcaption>© David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Boogie Cousins on Rajon Rondo Knicks buzz, ‘light years ahead of’ JJ Redick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-04T13:28:29-07:00">June 4th, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-04T13:28:29-07:00">June 4th, 1:28pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A coaching search is underway in the Big Apple as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-fired-after-ecf-loss-vs-pacers">New York Knicks made the surprising decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau</a> earlier this week. Thibodeau led the Knicks to the playoffs in four out of the five years that he was with the team, and they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals this season for the first time since 2000. Thibodeau seemed to have the team trending in the right direction, but it wasn’t good enough. Now, the Knicks need a new head coach, and Rajon Rondo has <a href="https://youtu.be/Wp3qHUo0hiE?t=659" rel="noopener">been mentioned</a> as a potential candidate.</p><p>Rajon Rondo doesn’t have any coaching experience, but there is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-rajon-rondo-gets-thrown-into-knicks-head-coach-search">some buzz surrounding him and the Knicks opening</a>. Last offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers hired JJ Redick to be their new head coach, and the team ended up finishing in third place in the Western Conference this year. Boogie Cousins thinks that if Redick can do it, then so can Rondo.</p><p>“Absolutely, I think he would be the perfect guy for the job,” Boogie Cousins said during an episode of the <i>Run It Back Show</i>. “If we praise JJ Redick, and this is no knock. I think JJ is a really good coach, but if we praise JJ for his level of IQ and his understanding of the game. I mean Rondo is light years ahead of him. So I think when it comes to any coaching job I think his name should be in the hat. He’s a winner, he knows the game, he’s also a great teacher of the game, he was that when he was a player, so you could only imagine what he would be if he’s a full-time coach.”</p><p>Cousins makes a good point with the comparison to JJ Redick. If Redick did enough during his playing career to earn a head coaching job in the NBA, then so did Rajon Rondo.</p><p>Rondo coaching the Knicks would be a sight to behold given his history with the Boston Celtics, who are New York’s rivals. Rondo played in the NBA for 16 years, and he was with the Celtics from 2006 until 2014. After that, he bounced around the league for another eight years, playing for eight different teams.</p><p>It doesn’t seem super likely that the Knicks go out and hire with someone with zero coaching experience, but that doesn’t mean that Rajon Rondo isn’t qualified for the job. Players without coaching experience are getting more opportunities in numerous different sports, and JJ Redick showed in his first season with the Lakers that it can be a successful experiment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Boogie Cousins on Rajon Rondo Knicks buzz, ‘light years ahead of’ JJ Redick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-rajon-rondo-gets-thrown-into-knicks-head-coach-search');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rajon Rondo gets thrown into Knicks head coach search');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rajon-Rondo-gets-thrown-into-Knicks-head-coach-search-1.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Rajon Rondo gets thrown into Knicks head coach search</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-04T09:13:15-07:00">June 4th, 9:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-04T16:50:28-07:00">June 4th, 4:50pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-rumors-jason-kidd-ime-udoka-radar">New York Knicks’ search for a new head coach continues to generate buzz</a> following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-rumors-many-insiders-not-buying-new-yorks-spin-on-tom-thibodeau-firing">firing of Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday</a>. Among the latest names floated is former NBA point guard Rajon Rondo, who was suggested by ESPN analyst Jay Williams during Wednesday’s broadcast of <i>Get Up </i>on ESPN.</p><p>Williams acknowledged that Rondo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEaeSR9x8c&amp;t=829s" rel="noopener">lacks formal head coaching experience</a> but emphasized the respect Rondo commands across the league for his basketball IQ and leadership.</p><p>“I’m going to give a dark horse guys and I’m sure everybody’s going to react to it because he has no head coaching experience,” Williams said. “But if you ask any NBA player how they feel about Rajon Rondo they always talk about how brilliant of an IQ that he has. And the fact that defensively, offensively he’s great at building schemes on the fly. Ask Doc Rivers on those championship teams that he’s won.”</p><p>Rondo, 38, retired from the NBA in 2024 after a 16-year career that included stints with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and several other franchises. He won two NBA championships — one with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/nba-news-rajon-rondo-revelation-lakers-title-hurt-celtics-fans">Boston in 2008 and another with the Lakers in 2020</a>. His career accolades include four All-Star selections, an All-NBA Third Team nod, five All-Defensive Team honors, and multiple statistical titles, including three for assists and one for steals.</p><h2><b>Rajon Rondo’s coaching interest resurfaces as Knicks weigh options</b></h2><p>Williams noted Rondo’s potential value to the Knicks given his knowledge of the Eastern Conference and his potential to elevate Jalen Brunson’s game.</p><p>“I’m not saying he’s going to win,” Williams added, “But I definitely think that’s a name that people should consider to be an NBA head coach at this level because of his familiarity in the Eastern Conference and because of unlocking other guards in Jalen Brunson.”</p><p>Rondo has previously expressed interest in coaching but had postponed formal steps in that direction to focus on raising his children. He participated in training camp with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-rajon-rondo-guest-coaching-damian-lillard-milwaukee-has-fans-pumped">Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the 2024–25 season as a guest coach</a> and was expected to remain around the team throughout the year.</p><p>Thibodeau was dismissed after five seasons with a 226-174 regular-season record and a 24-23 mark in the playoffs. His tenure included four playoff appearances and the franchise’s first Eastern Conference Finals berth since 2000. He previously served as an assistant under former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy from 1996 to 2001.</p><p>Van Gundy was also mentioned during Wednesday’s Get Up by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who suggested the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-rumors-brian-windhorst-floats-idea-of-jeff-van-gundy-reunion">Knicks should consider a potential reunion</a>.</p><p>As the coaching search unfolds, Rondo joins a growing and varied list of candidates as the Knicks explore their next step.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rajon Rondo gets thrown into Knicks head coach search

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-rajon-rondo-hits-league-cold-all-star-game-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rajon Rondo hits NBA with ‘cold’ All-Star Game reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NBA-news-Rajon-Rondo-hits-league-with-cold-All-Star-Game-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>Rajon Rondo hits NBA with ‘cold’ All-Star Game reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-13T07:39:05-08:00">February 13th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-13T07:39:05-08:00">February 13th, 7:39am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA All-Defensive and NBA All-Star guard Rajon Rondo is one of the latest to criticize the 2025 game. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/where-is-2025-nba-all-star-game-location-venue-date-time">NBA revealed San Francisco to be the location of the All-Star Game</a>, it was a breath of fresh air. However, Rondo believes that there needs to be more thought within the game itself.</p><p>He explained on the Knuckleheads Podcast why he believes the game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAy5tpze8jw" rel="noopener">isn’t receiving as much traction</a>.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s at an all-time low, I believe,” Rondo said. “I think some of the cities gotta be better—keep it a buck, man. You can’t have the All-Star Game in cold-ass Indianapolis. Who’s gonna pull up to that? Nobody who doesn’t have to be there wants to be there. So why would I go to Indianapolis for All-Star Weekend just to say I was there?</p><p>“Not to kill all these other cities, but why are we having it in Cleveland in February? It needs to be somewhere warm, somewhere celebrities and people actually want to go. You should be able to be outside, not stuck in a hotel room all weekend. For me, I think the location needs to change. And for the game itself, I think it starts with the leaders, man.</p><h2><b>Rajon Rondo wants changes to the NBA All-Star Game</b></h2><p>Change usually doesn’t happen overnight. However, awareness of an issue is a great start. While players like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-rips-terrible-new-nba-all-star-game-format">Kevin Durant ripped the All-Star Game format</a>, Rondo isn’t ripping the format. He’s ripping the location of it. To be honest, he makes a very valid point.</p><p>Places along the Midwest and the East Coast during February are still in the winter months. On the flip side, some West Coast cities are beautiful this time of year. For example, a city like Phoenix has no snow, is always sunny, and has great weather. Plus, the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament is always hosted this time of year.</p><p>There’s a reason celebrities and players rave about the tournament. The sport itself aside, it’s a nice place to be and to relax. The same can happen for the NBA. However, there is some news that Rondo might enjoy. The Phoenix Suns will <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/nba-all-star-weekend-future-locations#:~:text=NBA%20All%2DStar%202027%20will,the%20home%20of%20the%20Suns." rel="noopener">host the event in 2027</a>.</p><p>Bringing the game to a West Coast and sunny atmosphere might encourage more people to try and make the team. Location isn’t the end all, be all. However, it certainly helps, nonetheless. Either way, it might take a little while before the NBA sees Rondo’s point of bringing the All-Star Game in a warmer place.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rajon Rondo hits NBA with ‘cold’ All-Star Game reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-rajon-rondo-revelation-lakers-title-hurt-celtics-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rajon Rondo drops revelation on Lakers title that will hurt Celtics fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rajon-Rondo-drops-revelation-on-Lakers-title-that-will-hurt-Celtics-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Rajon Rondo drops revelation on Lakers title that will hurt Celtics fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-22T15:00:10-08:00">January 22nd, 3:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-22T15:00:10-08:00">January 22nd, 3:00pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rajon Rondo, an NBA legend, and one of the last pure point guards of the league. He played a key role in leading the Boston Celtics to their 2008 NBA championship and made a significant impact during his brief time with the Los Angeles Lakers, driving their 2020 bubble championship success.</p><p>Rondo appeared on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back show, where he shared his thoughts on winning the championship with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-rajon-rondo-lakers-title-more-special-celtics-title">Boston Celtics, and the title with the Los Angeles Lakers</a>, achieved in the NBA Bubble during the pandemic.</p><h2><b>Rajon Rondo explaining the difference between his Celtics and Lakers championships</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rajon-Rondo-with-the-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When host Chandler Parsons brought up Rondo’s <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1882126365539057857" rel="noopener">earlier comment about</a> the Lakers’ championship holding greater significance because his son was with him, Rondo replied: “Now that we all have kids, I think they understand. It meant more from a sentimental point, something I obviously remember more with my kids. And say if you have kids you understand. And, so for me, at a young age when I was at the Celtics I was thinking you know, this is about to be my new normal. We had a hell of a time and a team that we could run it back to back way, and since I kinda took it for granted when I was young. But understanding it took me twelve years later to get one. Appreciating it ten times more than also being able to have that experience with my son. So it’s just different values. Obviously the Celtic one got me to where I am, you know my career so they’ll always be first.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It meant more from a sentimental point… When was I with the Celtics, I'm thinking, 'This is about to be my new normal.'"</p><p>Rajon Rondo says winning a title with the Lakers was more special than the title he won with the Celtics 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/B7hyrLMPmU">pic.twitter.com/B7hyrLMPmU</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1882126365539057857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In 2008, a 22-year-old Rajon Rondo, in just his third NBA season, captured his first championship as the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games. This victory marked Boston’s first title since 1986. Rondo played alongside Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen on one of the most dominant Celtics teams in recent memory.</p><p>At 34, Rajon Rondo secured his second championship, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-rajon-rondo-truth-playing-lebron-james">this time with LeBron James and the Lakers</a>, providing a steady veteran presence off the bench, excelling as a facilitator, and delivering relentless defense when called upon. Despite the absence of fans in the arena due to the bubble environment, players were allowed to have a few family members present. This created a meaningful moment for Rondo, who shared the experience with his son, Pierre.</p><h2><b>Rondo sharing his championship with his son</b></h2><p>Rondo also explained that he valued each championship differently but admitted the 2020 title felt more special because he could share it with his son. Reflecting on the 2008 victory, Rondo credited it with jumpstarting his career. During his prime, Celtics fans admired his relentless effort on both ends of the court, highlighted by his elite passing and tenacious defense.</p><p>The Celtic and Laker legend enjoyed a successful 16-year NBA career, earning two championships, four All-Star selections, one All-NBA honor, and four All-Defensive Team nods.</p><p>He played for nine teams, spending 12 seasons with the Celtics (nine seasons) and Lakers (three seasons). Averaging 7.9 assists per game, Rondo wasn’t known for his scoring but made a significant impact with his high basketball IQ and leadership, contributing to the championship success of both teams. He last suited up for the Lakers and Cavaliers during the 2021-22 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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