The latest news came over Labor Day weekend, as ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan “reported” that the Celtics captain requested a trade. Rondo’s camp quickly responded, and on Monday, they shot down the report.
“Neither Bill nor Rajon know where this has come from, but it didn’t come from them,” a spokeswoman for Rondo’s agent, Bill Duffy, texted the Boston Herald. “They want this on the record. Neither has spoken to anyone about this.”
The video of MacMullan talking about Rondo — a behind-the-scenes video from ESPN’s “Around the Horn” — has since been removed.
Rondo is entering the final season of his current contract with the Celtics.