he's had two freak injuries/surgeries and has only appeared in 14 games thus far this year. Lakers really need him right now but he hasn't been an integral/consistent starter yet. Once he gets healthy, his impact will be felt (as it was in the G.S. game) - but it's kind of hard to pin this 1-5 losing skid on Rondo being out when he's been out essentially all season thus far.


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