This Rajon Rondo-Rick Carlisle tidbit is too perfect

Mar 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Rajon Rondo (left) talks with head coach Rick Carlisle in the fourth quarter against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. The Suns defeated the Mavericks 98-92. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Rajon Rondo’s stint in Dallas didn’t go so well, as everyone is well aware. Rondo and head coach Rick Carlisle, well, let’s just say they didn’t see eye to eye. And how could they? Rondo is only 6’1″, while Carlisle stands a good 6’5″.

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(Sorry.)

Anyways, so Rondo and Carlisle didn’t get along. The short story (I mean, come on, it can’t be called a saga, it only lasted a few months) ended with Rondo leaving the Mavericks during their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets with a back injury.

We’ll probably never know what the issue(s) were between the two, but we do have a hilarious tidbit from Tim MacMahon that might explain some of the animosity.

Story I forgot to tell yesterday: Rick Carlisle got heated when someone parked in his AAC spot last year. Wanted car towed. It was Rondo.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 1, 2015

Oh, Rajon.

Intentional or not, that sounds like peak Rondo. Nothing too egregious, but annoying enough to get under your skin.

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