Daily Links  8/25

Herald   Rajon Rondo departs U.S. team
Kwame Brown redux
‘Bull Durham’ director Ron Shelton looks at Michael Jordan’s baseball footnote
Globe    Rondo 'withdraws' as Team USA sets roster
Shaq a double winner on reality show
Rondo leaves Team USA camp
Shaq's opponents on Shaq Vs.
CelticsBlog    Boston's Big Three [v2] Era: Big Time BasketballRondo Withdraws From Team USA
What, Me Worry?
CelticsLife   Rondo Withdraws from Team USA
SQ #24--Hung Up On Harangody
Random Thoughts from a Rambling Mind on Rondo and Miami.
Random Thoughts As Rondo Comes Home but Erden Stays

FanHouse   The Works: Rajon Rondo's Mysterious Exit
ESPN   Rondo withdraws from Team USA
Summer Forecast: Planting seeds
Video: Shaq on SportsCenter
May: Odd man out
Rajon Rondo is the latest case of a Boston Celtics player falling flat on an international stage
Ready For The World
Rajon Rondo withdraws from Team USA roster for World Championship
Summer Forecast: Beasts of the East
Perkisabeast    New Beastware
Red's Army    Avery Bradley: The Next Monta Ellis?
Summer Forecast: 2nd or 3rd Seed
Green Street    Rondo withdraws from Team USA
CSNNE   Rondo goes cold Turkey on Team USA
Celtics' Rondo withdraws from Team USA
Celtics Hub   Rondo Withdraws From Team USA
CelticsHub.com Podcast: Analyzing The Addition of Shaq
Bleacher Report   Miami Heat: Road to the Finals Still Runs Through Boston
Why Rajon Rondo Is One Of The League's Best Point Guards
3 Reasons That Could Prevent The Los Angeles Lakers From Three-Peating
Top 10 NBA Centers of All Time
USA Basketball: "B Team" roster set, time for Durant and Rose to lead
Ray Allen: Profile of a Meticulously Hard Worker
USA Basketball: Why Did Rajon Rondo Withdraw from Team USA?
David Stern, Referees, Owners and Rule Changes Have Ruined the NBA, Not Lebron
Celtics 24/7    Rondo Leaves Team USA
CT News   Rondo Leaves Team USA
Rondo’s Shooting the Issue?
Lex Nihil Novi    Larry v. Magic: Game 12 (part 5)
North Station Sports   Rondo to be cut from Team USA?
Celtics Town    Rajon Rondo cut from Team USA
Highlight Reel: A man worthy of representing his country
Gino's Jungle     Danny isn't disappointed that Rondo's coming home
Shaq goes 2-for-2 in Tuesday night's episode of Shaq VS
Daily Dip Of Celtics News: August 24th, 2010
"The Celtics are Geared Up for The Upcoming Season"
ProBasketball Talk    Top 20 Small Forwards
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard will be "Amazing" on the big screen
Rajon Rondo is Team USA's final cut, but why?
Maybe Jordan was not suspended from basketball for gambling, maybe he just liked baseball
Eddie House knows revenge is a dish best served with Heat
Boston Celtics Report    Boston Celtics Jermaine O’Neal Out To Prove 2010 Playoffs Were A Fluke
Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo Leaves Team USA : Slighted By Coach K
Hangtime Blogs   Roster Finalized, Rondo Goes Home
Laker Nation   Ron responds to Doc’s comment
MetroWest Daily News   Celtics center may Shaq-up in Sudbury
Sports Nation   Are Elite Point Guards Needed For Playoff and Championship Success
NESN    Rajon Rondo Withdraws from Team USA, Cites 'Family Matters'
Shaquille O'Neal Puts Pink Speedo on the Line in Golf Match With Charles Barkley
Rajon Rondo Will Be Better Off After Failed USA Basketball Experience
Test Your Knowledge About Celtics Players in Video Games
Joe Johnson Must Play His Heart Out For Atlanta Hawks to Compete in Tough East
Report: Celtics Considered Kwame Brown Before Signing Shaquille O'Neal
Bulls Basketball   Boston May End #3 or #4, Who Cares?: Top O’ The East Rankings
Dimemag   Team USA makes its final cut (or not), faces Greece next
Telegram   Rondo off US quintet
Rondo withdraws from Team USA
Hoopsworld   Top 5 Worst Dream Teamers
NBA PM: Yao Cleared For Takeoff
Basketbawful    Kevin Garnett's Greatest Potty Mouth Hits
Casino gambling    Shaq And Hoopz To Marry? What It Means For Celtics Betting Odds
Yahoo   Team USA finalizes roster; Rondo withdraws
Bay News    Winter Park's Austin Rivers tabbed as the top high school basketball recruit in the country
Bellingham Herald    Team USA roster is short on size, big names
VH1   Shaq Engaged To Hoopz
Digital Sports Daily    Shaq OK coming off Celtics bench
Scout Hoops    Men's Basketball Recruiting
Slam Online    The Latest NBA Conspiracy Theory
NBA.com   Former head men slide down bench to be ready for next gig
Fox Sports   Things to hate about the NBA
Lakers Blog    Doc Rivers' suggestion that  Perkins' injury resulted in Lakers'  Finals win proves unfounded