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Morning sports update: Rajon Rondo is on the mend

With a cast on his right thumb, Chicago Bulls' Rajon Rondo, center, sits on the bench during Game 3 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics in Chicago, Friday, April 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) AP

By Gary Dzen

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Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg says guard Rajon Rondo won’t play in Game 5, but Rondo is lurking on the periphery of a playoff series tied at two games apiece.

Rajon Rondo out of cast; Isaiah Canaan to start: Rajon Rondo was out of his cast Monday but won’t play in Game 5 Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, while Isaiah Canaan gets the start at point guard, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. (ESPN)

Rajon Rondo out for Game 5, Isaiah Canaan to start… but is that Bulls’ best option late?: Jerian Grant, and then Michael Carter-Williams, have been unmitigated disasters for the Chicago Bulls in the two games they just lost at home to the Boston Celtics, evening up the series 2-2. (Yahoo!)

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Brad Stevens not ‘putting a lot of weight’ into Fred Hoiberg’s IT comments: Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he’s not “putting a lot of weight” into comments made by Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg after Sunday’s Game 4 when Hoiberg suggested that Isaiah Thomas is impossible to guard because he discontinues his dribble. (ESPN)

Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes suspended 4 games for buzzing Orioles’ Manny Machado: Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes has been suspended four games and fined for throwing a fastball past the head of Baltimore star Manny Machado. (Boston.com)

Bills opt not to match Patriots’ offer sheet for Mike Gillislee: The team announced the decision Monday, making official the offer sheet Gillislee signed. Terms were not disclosed, but a person with direct knowledge of the tender offer told The Associated Press last week that it is a two-year, $6.4 million deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not being made public. (Boston.com)

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After a first-round exit, it’s time to assess the Bruins roster: Now comes the reset for October. We know the drill well here after one Cup in the last 45 years. Things will be changing. With training camp five months on the horizon, here is a look at the current roster and how it might look when everyone reports to Warrior Ice Arena in September. (Boston Globe)