Rondo provided many one-word answers and wore a unique hat while addressing reporters after notching 17 points and 11 assists in his return from a two-game suspension.
Rajon Rondo scored 17 points to go along with 11 assists during his return from a two-game suspension Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, then followed his double-double with a typically Rondo interview.
WEEI's Ben Rohrbach transcribed parts of the interview in case you want to read Rondo's one-word responses rather than listen to them.
Maybe more importantly, the word "Rondo" has semi-officially become a verb.
Ron-do
/ron doe/
v.
1. To give surly, one-word answers during a press conference (I can't believe that press conference lasted 3:19; those reporters really got Rondo'd)
2. To fake an around-the-back pass (How did that defender not know he was going to get Rondo'd there?)
3. To make a basketball do magical things (Man, the Timberwolves really got Rondo'd last night, especially on that one absurd flip shot)
4. To joke through a straight face (You really thought he went to Mexico? Wow, I'm shocked you didn't know he was just Rondo'ing)
5. To pass despite having a wide open layup (He was all alone on a fast break, but he decided to Rondo instead and passed to Brandon Bass approximately three football fields behind him)
6. To show little effort during random regular season games or magnificent effort in big ones (He really Rondo'd during that Tuesday night game against the Toronto Raptors, but that's not really a worry because we can always expect him to Rondo in the playoffs)
7. To show excessive loyalty that sometimes borders on bad decision-making (Mark's teammate got fouled slightly hard, so Mark Rondo'd to the rescue; his teammates appreciated the display of Rondoness, but it nonetheless drew a suspension)
8. To wear eclectic clothing, such as an Angry Birds t-shirt or the black hat in the video above (Russell Westbrook wishes Rondo'ing could be called Westrbook'ing, but that just doesn't sound as cool)