Morning Sports Update: Rajon Rondo kicked out of Kings-Celtics
Rajon Rondo was Rajon Rondo against his old team, Larry Lucchino explains the Red Sox’ shift in philosophy, and very little changes at Patriots practice. That and more sports news to start your Friday.
Rajon Rondo ejected from Boston Celtics-Sacramento Kings for staring at referee Bill Kennedy: Rajon Rondo was ejected Thursday night from his reunion with the Boston Celtics after staring at referee Bill Kennedy. Moments after picking up his first technical foul of the night, Rondo, now with the Sacramento Kings, approached Kennedy with a cold glare. Though he didn’t appear to say a single word, he drew his second technical foul and an automatic ejection: (MassLive.com)
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Larry Lucchino explains his view of change in Red Sox philosophy: “I think that when facts change, When circumstances change, then one tends to change,’’ said Lucchino, who is attending the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Sanctuary Resort. “The tendency may be too change your policy or philosophy. You can have one point of view that fits you think until you get evidence that it may not be quite right, then you hope you have the flexibility enough to adjust.’’ (WEEI.com)
Paying David Price was the easy part of Dave Dombrowski’s offseason: In a perfect world, Dombrowski and general manager Mike Hazen (remember him?) would find takers for outfielder/first baseman/headache extraordinaire Hanley Ramirez, third baseman Pablo Sandoval, and Buchholz (Boston.com)
No major changes to Patriots injury report: Defensive lineman Dominique Easley did not practice for the second consecutive day with an ankle issue, while tight end Rob Gronkowski (knee) and wide receiver Julian Edelman (foot) remain sidelined as well. It’€™s a positive sign for Patriots fans that wide receiver Danny Amendola and linebackers Jamie Collins and Dont’€™a Hightower all practiced, albeit on a limited basis. (WEEI.com)
Marcus Smart still out ‘another few weeks’: Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge joined the Toucher and Rich show on 98.5 the Sports Hub for his weekly call Thursday morning to reveal that Smart may be weeks away from returning to the court. “I don’t know a timetable, you never know, Marcus will be the only one that will know when his leg will be completely healed. But the good news is that there’s no surgery needed; it’s more like a bad sprain and he just needs time to get it healthy. It’d still probably be another few weeks, I’d guess.’’ (Celticsblog,com)
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