Mavs’ Rajon Rondo leaves game with bloody nose
By Mike Dyce
Dallas Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo left their Saturday night game with a bloody nose after taking a knee to the face from teammate Richard Jefferson.
The Dallas Mavericks are taking on the Orlando Magic on Saturday night when they lost point guard Rajon Rondo to a rather scary and unusual injury. While trying to make a steal on a ball and lying on the ground, Richard Jefferson ran towards Rondo and inadvertently delivered a knee to his face.
It left Rondo with a bloody nose and he was forced to leave the game. Aside from the bloody nose, there clearly is concern that he could have a concussion as well.
Rajon Rondo crumpled to the floor when he collided with Richard Jefferson's left knee accidentally. Rondo appeared to hurt his nose.
— Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) February 1, 2015
Rondo is now up. Blood coming from his nose. Jefferson accidently hit him. Rondo is going to the dressing room. Towel on his nose.
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 1, 2015
Rondo is up and going to the locker room. Harris comes in the game. #DALatORL
— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) February 1, 2015
Rajon Rondo just got clocked by Richard Jefferson's knee after a steal and is headed to the locker room. Hopefully not a concussion.
— Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) February 1, 2015
Rajon Rondo went for a steal, slipped to the floor and took a knee to face from teammate Richard Jefferson when Mavs got out in transition.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 1, 2015
In the image below you can see it was completely unintentional, and Jefferson unwisely wasn’t looking where he was going as he went to run over Rondo.
[UPDATE:] Rondo won’t be assessed until he gets back to Dallas, so he won’t return to Saturday night’s game.
Rondo will be reassessed by the @dallasmavs' medical staff when the team returns to Dallas. #DALatORL
— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) February 1, 2015
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