Rajon Rondo: 'I Have Too Many Father Figures On This Team'

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BOSTON—At a press conference last week discussing his suspension for bumping a referee, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo blamed his conduct on having "too many role models and people to look up to" on the team to get a coherent idea of how he should act.

"I had three different aging superstars, plus a coach who once played and has sons my age, giving me four different lectures about the bump," said Rondo, adding that he once tried to carry himself like Kevin Garnett, only to have all his other father figures tell him that is not how a professional should act.

"I do act out from time to time, but I have no young teammates to compare my conduct to. Sometimes I wonder if these guys sort of need me to cause problems, because without me, they would have nobody to mentor."

Rondo said he has talked to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge about adding a young player to the roster so he can have somebody his own age to play with, but Ainge just told him a story about asking the same thing of the Celtics GM when he was a player.

[Fafnir]

Ha! Nice find IP.

[Celtics18]

BOSTON—At a press conference last week discussing his suspension for bumping a referee, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo blamed his conduct on having "too many role models and people to look up to" on the team to get a coherent idea of how he should act.

"I had three different aging superstars, plus a coach who once played and has sons my age, giving me four different lectures about the bump," said Rondo, adding that he once tried to carry himself like Kevin Garnett, only to have all his other father figures tell him that is not how a professional should act.

"I do act out from time to time, but I have no young teammates to compare my conduct to. Sometimes I wonder if these guys sort of need me to cause problems, because without me, they would have nobody to mentor."

Rondo said he has talked to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge about adding a young player to the roster so he can have somebody his own age to play with, but Ainge just told him a story about asking the same thing of the Celtics GM when he was a player.

Rondo should write for The Onion.

[clover]

Ha ha--almost too much truth to it!

[Neurotic Guy]

Hi Rajon, meet Avery, Brandon, and Greg (and Jajuan and Etwan).

[OsirusCeltics]

This is an awesome find TP
I love NBA inside stories

[JSD]

Funny Article. Imagine if Rondo really said that? It is almost believable.

[RyNye]

This is an awesome find TP
I love NBA inside stories

Check the source of the article there, sport.

[Eja117]

Rajon. It's not about age. It's about maturity. None of these guys bumped refs in the playoffs back in the day. Yes yes. Paul Pierce. But he got lectures too and didn't cry about it. If you want the lectures to go away don't act this way. If you want young players to compare yourself turn on sportscenter and see if anyone your age is bumping refs. They're not. And don't compare yourself to morons like Amare or Meta Idiot. Those guys are idiots.

[guava_wrench]

Rajon. It's not about age. It's about maturity. None of these guys bumped refs in the playoffs back in the day. Yes yes. Paul Pierce. But he got lectures too and didn't cry about it. If you want the lectures to go away don't act this way. If you want young players to compare yourself turn on sportscenter and see if anyone your age is bumping refs. They're not. And don't compare yourself to morons like Amare or Meta Idiot. Those guys are idiots.

The. Onion.

[CelticHooligan3]

I was worried for a second there..

[jdz101]

I love the onion..

[Eja117]

Rajon. It's not about age. It's about maturity. None of these guys bumped refs in the playoffs back in the day. Yes yes. Paul Pierce. But he got lectures too and didn't cry about it. If you want the lectures to go away don't act this way. If you want young players to compare yourself turn on sportscenter and see if anyone your age is bumping refs. They're not. And don't compare yourself to morons like Amare or Meta Idiot. Those guys are idiots.

The. Onion.

I'm giving him a lecture

[CelticHooligan3]

Rajon. It's not about age. It's about maturity. None of these guys bumped refs in the playoffs back in the day. Yes yes. Paul Pierce. But he got lectures too and didn't cry about it. If you want the lectures to go away don't act this way. If you want young players to compare yourself turn on sportscenter and see if anyone your age is bumping refs. They're not. And don't compare yourself to morons like Amare or Meta Idiot. Those guys are idiots.

The. Onion.

I'm giving him a lecture

Even if it's preventitive medicine lectures are ok by me 

[RajonRondOWNED]

Rajon. It's not about age. It's about maturity. None of these guys bumped refs in the playoffs back in the day. Yes yes. Paul Pierce. But he got lectures too and didn't cry about it. If you want the lectures to go away don't act this way. If you want young players to compare yourself turn on sportscenter and see if anyone your age is bumping refs. They're not. And don't compare yourself to morons like Amare or Meta Idiot. Those guys are idiots.

The. Onion.

I'm giving him a lecture

About something he never said? Very effective.