Rajon Rondo breaks hand in fall and will miss 6 to 8 weeks

[pwaldo]

http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/...do-breaks-hand

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo had surgery to repair a broken left hand and will miss the start of the regular season, the team announced Friday night.

The Celtics said Rondo underwent a surgical fixation of a left metacarpal fracture on Friday morning at New England Baptist Hospital after injuring himself in a fall at his home Thursday evening. A source told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that Rondo told the team he slipped in the shower.

Rondo is expected to miss six to eight weeks, leaving the Celtics without their starting point guard for the start of the season. First-round pick Marcus Smart and Phil Pressey, who started 11 games as a rookie last season, are the top backup ball-handlers currently on Boston's roster.

[movel23]

Crazy how a guy can jump in their with big guys take a hit and not injure himself but break a hand by falling at home! LOL

[jordan23]

Must of got felled pretty bad. Hope a smooth recover and some more triple doubles when he comes back.

[rocksaysits420]

Guess I won't be drafting him I'm my fantasy league very high

[pwaldo]

Crazy how a guy can jump in their with big guys take a hit and not injure himself but break a hand by falling at home! LOL

In other sports players have had injuries where they blame something else for it and then later the real reason for the injury comes out later. Not saying that this is the case here but you never know the full details with athletes.