According to coach Ty Lue, Rajon Rondo would make his debut for the LA Clippers against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
The Clippers acquired Rondo from Atlanta in a transaction involving Lou Williams on the March 25 trade deadline.
Both teams have no protagonists. The Lakers do not have LeBron James and Anthony Davis due to injuries. And Lue did not think that point guard Patrick Beverley (knee) could come back and be on the field with Rondo. Beverley has missed the last 11 games due to an injury. Starting point Serge Ibaka has also been eliminated in the last 10 games with a back injury.
Rondo won a championship with the Lakers last season and will now join the Los Angeles rivalry on the other side with the Clippers.
“It’s different,” said Rondo of playing for the Clippers in the rivalry in an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “It’s a rivalry here in Los Angeles. But for the most part, I’ve gotten a lot of ‘welcome’.
Rondo is suffering from an adductor injury and has been constantly learning the Clippers playbook while resting.
“Just see what you get,” Lue said of what he hopes to see from Rondo. “It’s easy to put the plays into practice, but then you have a game on the way, it’s a little bit different. And I know how smart it is. play and try … get out of there. It’ll be good to see him on the field. “