On January 30, Beijing time, the former NBA star Rajon Rondo, who had not appeared in public for a long time, came with bad news, and even said that he would say goodbye to basketball completely! Because Rondo touched the red line of the league, the worst result of this will be that he will not be able to have any foothold in the league in the future.
Former NBA star Rajon Rondo was formally arrested last weekend local time for illegal possession of firearms, drug paraphernalia and marijuana, and he is facing misdemeanor charges, ESPN Register. It is reported that Rajon Rondo was stopped by police in Jackson County, Indiana, last Sunday because police smelled marijuana on the spot while dealing with a traffic accident. Subsequently, during a police search of Rondo, a gun and drug paraphernalia were found, and Rondo was taken by police to the Jackson County Jail, where he paid bail. It is worth mentioning that Rondo is in the midst of a gun ban and is currently banned from owning firearms.
The reason why Rondo is currently in a state of ban on gun ownership is because in 2022 a woman accused Rondo of threatening her with a gun, saying that she was worried about the safety of her children, and that Rondo has a history of "capricious and irritable behavior". After the woman filed an emergency protection order, Rondo has been in a gun ban.
As a professional player who has been in the NBA for many years, Lajon Rondo should know how severe the league's penalties for illegal possession of firearms are, and the NBA has always been a strict punishment. Grizzlies star Ja Morant was banned by the league for 25 games last offseason for showing off his gun twice in the social media live broadcast room. If Morant had played during the Stein era, his career would have been completely ruined. Look at Arenas, who was in his prime, because he pulled out a gun in the locker room and confronted his teammates, which quickly caused his entire career to fall and quickly disappeared from the NBA.
Although Rajon Rondo is no longer playing in the league, his playing career is over. But the story of Rajon Rondo and the NBA is far from over, because Rajon Rondo was once seen as the next retired player to enter the NBA, and it is no exaggeration to say that Rajon Rondo was born to be a head coach. He was known as a golfer when he was a player and became the team's right-hand man!
One of the things that people still talk about today is the defensive air tactics he arranged for his teammate Cousins when he was with the Kings, when the Kings led by three points with 1.9 seconds left in the game, and the Hawks had the last offensive possession. Obviously, the Hawks' last offense will definitely arrange a three-point tactic, and after the pause, Rondo commanded Cousins to defend in the bottom left corner without the Hawks, which made Cousins confused, but he really went to the left bottom corner to defend according to Rondo's command!
But despite his promising future in the NBA, his unstarted coaching career may be over as he is formally arrested by the police for illegal possession of guns, drug paraphernalia and marijuana. Because the league will not accept this "stain" on him, and it is unlikely that any team will consider hiring Rajon Rondo as coach in the future.
was originally expected to become the future ghost coach of the league, but Rondo couldn't live by himself and ruined his good future with his own hands, which is a pity!