Things didn’t start well for Los Angeles Lakers ahead of NBA restart in Orlando. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Lakers’ guard Rajon Rondo fractured his thumb and will be out for six to eight weeks.
Rondo suffered the injury during practice on Sunday night. He is scheduled to have surgery at some point this week.
Rondo spent the majority of the 2019/20 season as Lakers’ back-up point guard. In 48 games, he averaged 7.1 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game.
It’s unclear who’ll step in for Rajon Rondo for the Lakers, considering that they have already lost starting point guard Avery Bradley for the rest of the season. Bradley opted to sit out the NBA restart due to family reasons and concerns over coronavirus pandemic and was later replaced by free agent JR Smith.
Lakers will probably have to now rely on bench warmers Alex Caruso and Quinn Cook, who didn’t play a prominent role this season. Caruso, who is a fan favorite, played 17.8 minutes per game this season and averaged 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. Quinn, on the other hand, only spent 10.8 minutes on the court and had 4.8 points to show for.
