Dude's always been known to be out of control. He's always tried to play the tough guy or whatever role you want to do it. It was a little extra, but it comes with the territory and it comes with the game. I guess they're trying to hold up to the whole Brooklyn mentality.
Does he care what they say? I don't care," Humphries told reporters in Orlando on Friday in a video posted on the Nets' official website. You gotta focus on yourself and what your own team is doing when you lose.
Ainge suggested Rondo is unlikely to appeal the suspension, one that some observers suggested could have been much longer after spilling into the crowd. Rondo talked with league officials on Thursday afternoon and, after Boston's practice, expressed hope he might be spared.
They haven't made a decision yet, so I'm just waiting to hear back from the league. I went through practice today hoping I'll play tomorrow, but you never know. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said earlier Thursday that he did not believe Rondo's actions deserved a suspension. But there were no punches thrown or anything," Rivers said. So I don't really believe he went in there trying to fight. I don't think anyone did.
It just escalated and that's what happened. I thought the game, at least on one end, was physical. And you can hear some of our guys complain about the cheap shots and stuff like that, and it really never got cleaned up, and then it led to that. And you know, I just, I pushed Humphries. And after that, it was a pushing war. Like I said earlier, that's old news. We've gotta play Orlando tonight. But I was sticking up for my teammates. I didn't try to start a fight. I'm not trying to be a bully.
I just didn't think the play was fair that he made on Kevin, that's all. Later Rondo added: "This game is a contact sport, it's an emotional game. I play with an edge every night. Rondo stood up for his actions on Thursday but also noted that he needs to be more cautious of maintaining his eligibility to play in games. I didn't try to start a fight. I'm not trying to be a bully. I just didn't think the play was fair that [Humphries] made on Kevin, that's all.
The latter part of that statement is likely along the lines of what Rondo told the league this morning. Now he does. Boston, sitting at , will now need to figure out a way to stay above.
Rajon Rondo is your guy. Looking for feigned remorse? Bark up a different tree. The Boston Globe reports that the Celtics' All-Star point guard was his typically chippy self on Tuesday when asked to break down his recent two-game suspension for getting into a shoving match with Nets forward Kris Humphries that spilled into the baseline seats at TD Garden.
I think I've been off for about a week now. We'll see tomorrow. When asked if he learned any lessons during his third suspension in nine months, he said: "No. Rondo did say he missed being around his teammates. I love coming into practice and being around them on the team plane, but I had to miss that for a couple of days but other than that everything is back to normal.
Rondo was suspended for two games last season after throwing a basketball at referee Sean Wright during a February game against the Pistons. He was also suspended for Game 2 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Hawks in May after bumping referee Marc Davis.
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