"Celtics coach Doc Rivers said his head trainer told him hours before Friday's tip-off that Rajon Rondo wouldn't be available to the team in their game against Chicago because of lingering soreness in his left foot.
"[Friday] morning, Eddie [Lacerte] told me that Rondo wasn’t playing because of his foot," Rivers said after Friday's overtime game in which Rondo played 41 minutes, scored 10 points and dished out 11 assists. "And ten minutes later I go down so we can watch film and Rondo said, ‘I’m playing; I’m fine.’"
Asked if Rondo was dealing with plantar fascitis, Rivers said, "I think that's what it is, and it's a mild case but when those get fired up, those are extremely painful (WEEI)."
This injury can linger for a long time and the only thing that can fix it is rest. For now he can play through it, but there might be a time (especially if the Celtics keep rattling off win) that he needs to sit, and let this heal. Still, you can't argue with the way he is playing right now, and I trust Doc to know when it might be a good sit if he needs to.
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