Parsons done for season; Rondo done with Mavericks - NBA.com (blog)
The Mavericks announced Wednesday that Rondo injured his back before the last of several times the point guard was benched in four months under Carlisle -- almost all of the second half of a 111-99 loss to Houston on Tuesday night that gave the... Carlisle tried to sidestep a question about the timing of the Rondo announcement before giving the much more direct answer about the 29-year-old guard's future in Dallas. It ended a saga that started with the December trade with Boston, a deal the Mavericks hoped would boost hopes for their first playoff series victory since winning the franchise's first championship four years ago. Rondo had 10 playoff triple-doubles with the Celtics, who won the title in 2008 and went the NBA Finals again two years later. The Mavericks gambled that they were getting the player Rondo was before missing large parts of two seasons because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Rondo also missed six games because of a broken bone near his left eye. Rondo was benched late in a close game not long after the five-player deal that sent guard Jameer Nelson , center Brandan Wright and forward Jae Crowder to Boston. In February, Rondo and Carlisle had a shouting match on the court that. Source: www.nba.com
