Confirmed report: Rondo has torn acl, out for the year

[rondohondo]

#Celtics officials fear Rajon #Rondo has torn the ACL in his right knee, according to David Baumann of Bright House Network Sports

all over twitter , ughhhhhh

if true we should just tank for a high draft pick. We aren't winning anything without him....

[Nowee]

Celtics officials fear Rajon Rondo has torn the ACL in his right knee, according to David Baumann of Bright House Network Sports. Twitter link:

https://twitter.com/DavidBaumann33/status/295598591811129344

Rondo is sitting out today's game against the Heat with what the team is calling a hyperextended right knee, as Chris Forsberg of ESPNBoston.com notes. Rondo, who hurt himself in Friday's loss to the Hawks, will undergo a precautionary MRI.

An ACL for Rondo, which would surely knock him out for the rest of the season, could be a knockout blow to the Celtics, who sit at 20-22, just two games in front of the Sixers for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The deadline to apply for a disabled player exception came and went earlier this month, but such an exception, worth half of Rondo's $11MM salary, wouldn't have been much use to the Celtics, who are less than $3MM beneath their hard cap.

Rondo, who had recently been elected an All-Star starter, is in the third season of a team-friendly five-year, $55MM deal. He's shown durability throughout his career, never missing more than 14 games in any of his six seasons prior to this year.

Please don't let this be true!

[manl_lui]

I doubt it, he won't be able to walk if he torn his ACL

[celticmaestro]

If you tear an ACL you can't walk and your knee swells up so much it won't even fit in an MRI machine. Let's be optimistic for just a minute and assume he's OK.

If he's not OK, let the ceiling cave in.

[The4Time2Doctor0]

I doubt it, he won't be able to walk if he torn his ACL

not true walked on a torn acl for a week.

[arctic 3.0]

If true I have a few responses.
1: there goes the our playoff chances
2: for better or worse rondo  will likely not be traded this year
3: great opportunity for Bradley, great opportunity for management to evaluate him at the pg spot.
4: may trigger management to go into full rebuild.
5: finally, as much as I've been down on rondo this season this is a WICKED bummer

[Yoki_IsTheName]

It's hyperextended as the say.

I hope it's not gonna get worse.

[Nowee]

I paid 1200 euro's to go to Boston in 1/2 weeks to see them play against the Lakers, Bulls and Nuggets. (i'm from the Netherlands)

PLEASE NO MAJOR INJURIES 

[BudweiserCeltic]

If true I have a few responses.
1: there goes the our playoff chances
2: for better or worse rondo  will likely not be traded this year
3: great opportunity for Bradley, great opportunity for management to evaluate him at the pg spot.
4: may trigger management to go into full rebuild.
5: finally, as much as I've been down on rondo this season this is a WICKED bummer

There's no room to evaluate Bardley as a PG because he won't be used at that capacity, and honestly, he's just not cut out to be one. He doesn't have a good dribble, doesn't protect the ball well and it gets away from him too often. So there's really no need to go there.

[Kane3387]

If true then it's over for this year and this could also jeopardize his game and future effectiveness.

[Eddie20]

Out of all the reporters out there this guy has the scoop? If it were a Magic player I wouldn't be as skeptical.

David Baumann
@DavidBaumann33
The David Baumann Show on @NBCSports' @1080TheTeam & @1040TheTeam airs 6-9a M-F: #Magic #UF #FSU #Miami #UCF #USF #Bucs #Jags '02 @SyracuseU & '09 @RollinsMBA
Orlando & Tampa, FL · http://www.BaumannBroadcasting.com

[RJ87]

Who is David Baumann?  Is he even remotely credible or is he another SideshowBob basically saying whatever he wants and fans lap it up like its gospel.

[Roy H.]

Who is David Baumann?  Is he even remotely credible or is he another SideshowBob basically saying whatever he wants and fans lap it up like its gospel.

He's an Orlando broadcaster.  He was the first to report the J.J. Redick rumor (to my recollection) but I don't ever remember him breaking anything else.

[gpap]

#Celtics officials fear Rajon #Rondo has torn the ACL in his right knee, according to David Baumann of Bright House Network Sports

all over twitter , ughhhhhh

if true we should just tank for a high draft pick. We aren't winning anything without him....

Says who? Anybody here actually watch the games? At the half, game is tied vs Miami and the Celts play better without Rondo because they keep it simple.

It wasn't a coincidence they beat the Knicks a few weeks ago without Rondo.

[celticinorlando]

Celtics writers starting to pick it up

Jimmy Toscano ‏@Jimmy_Toscano
RT @Murf56 Celtics source says Rondo may have torn ACL - getting MRI for it now at New England Baptist.