Los Angeles Lakers fans reacted to a retirement announcement from a former star on the 2020 NBA Finals championship team. The decision came after an entire season of inactivity and toward the end of the 2023-24 regular season.
Rajon Rondo announced his retirement
Per ESPN, Rajon Rondo confirmed his retirement on the All the Smoke podcast:
“Absolutely,” the 38-year-old point guard said. “Yeah, I’m done. I can’t. I’d rather spend time with my kids.”
A four-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, Rondo last played in the 2021-22 season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
“What a time, it was definitely something that I never took for granted when I was in the game,” Rondo said. “I loved every minute of it, and I appreciate the brotherhood that I was able to share and bond and grow with over the years. I’ve learned so much in this game and it’s made me the man who I am today. … I tell people all the time, this wasn’t a dream of mine, it was a goal. I was able to lock in, stay disciplined, I didn’t party a lot in college. But it was worth the sacrifice of me getting to where I wanted to be in life.”
Rondo won a championship with the Lakers
Rondo had a successful run with the Lakers from 2018-20. He helped the bubble Lakers win a championship. He earned his first NBA Finals as a member of the Boston Celtics (the team who drafted him) in 2008.
Rondo recorded 9,337 points, 4,349 rebounds, and 7,584 assists. The four-time All-Star point guard was known for his defense.
Los Angeles Lakers fans react to Rondo’s retirement
NBA and Lakers fans remember Rondo fondly for being on the team that won a championship. Here are the best takes of Rondo announcing his retirement at 38.
Boy got him one with the Celtics and the Lakers, crazy how that worked
— Shawn (@BeSmoothShawn) April 2, 2024
hes so underated lakers dont win that bubble ring without him
— Bobby 🎲 (@Sportsfanbobby) April 2, 2024
Is it just me that thinks Rondo is actually underrated? Enjoy your retirement legend 👏💜
— DEPRESSED MUFC FAN 💔 (@UTD_Goz) April 2, 2024
The last of the pure Point Guards.
The perfect PG for the BIG 3.
— B.B. Bundy (@BB_Bundy) April 2, 2024
best passer ever yea i said it
— brad auerbach (@CelticsPost) April 2, 2024
I miss this team 🥲
— Don Buthelezi 🇿🇦 (@siya6888) April 2, 2024
One of the last pure, distribute first Point Guards.
Controlled so much of the game, and is viewed by some of the best players on the world as a savant, with one of the highest basketball IQs they’d ever seen.
And a career 104.0 defensive rating.
Hated playing him as a…
— Chris Manno (@Mann_O_Steel17) April 2, 2024
always was a great player and one of the best point guards. If it wasn't for his pass first nature he could have been a superstar with his talents.
— Eddie (@OHMYDIAZ) April 2, 2024
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