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Rondo injures ankle

Print | Comments () Posted by Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff June 11, 2008 01:33 AM

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LOS ANGELES -- Rajon Rondo turned his ankle at the start of the third quarter and left the game to a smattering of boos from Lakers fans. He returned to the game, but he was largely ineffective. He said afterwards he has pain on the inside of his ankle, which is a "different feeling" than he's ever felt before.

"It's difficult to go down in that situation and not be able to get back up," said Rondo. "But I couldn't bring the pressure, so I didn't want to hurt my team by going out there and not being able to contribute."

When asked if he thought the ankle would be a problem later in the series, Rondo gave an answer not likely to please Celtics fans.

"I don't think it will be a big problem," he said. "We'll still be able to get the ball up the court, whether Eddie [House] brings it up or Paul [Pierce] or Ray [Allen], so I don't think it will be a problem at all."

Whether this means Rondo's time will be limited with the injury is yet to be determined. We'll have an update on Rondo's injury at the team's shootaround tomorrow afternoon.