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Here's the Twitter round up from Rondo's media availability:
Rajon Rondo comes out in a sling with Danny Ainge to kick off #Celtics Media Day pic.twitter.com/X5YyHFyLj4
— Jared Weiss (@CLNS_JaredWeiss) September 29, 2014
Rondo says he slipped and tried to catch his hand. "It wasn’t like a banana slip, I caught my knuckle." Says he’s out 10 weeks.
— Jared Weiss (@CLNS_JaredWeiss) September 29, 2014
Rondo says some doctors have told him rehab could be 10 weeks, but doctor he trusts says it should be closer to 6.
— Ben Rohrbach (@brohrbach) September 29, 2014
Rondo says compared to ACL, "this is nothing." Frustrated instantly but got over it quickly. "I don't think it will be a setback."
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) September 29, 2014
Rondo says he is in the best shape of his life and had his best standard preseason heart EKG test of his career. #Celtics
— Jared Weiss (@CLNS_JaredWeiss) September 29, 2014
#Celtics captain Rajon Rondo talked about still being able to lean "new system" Brad Stevens is implementing (so that's new) during camp.
— Scott Souza (@scott_souza) September 29, 2014
Rondo with a definite "yes" when asked if he wants to stay in Boston. Says fans here make him want to stay.
— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) September 29, 2014
Rondo on Stevens: "he's the most positive coach I've ever had. ... He's actually the guy I call to work out with. That's pretty unusual."
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) September 29, 2014
Rondo asked if he sees himself as a max contact guy. Answers "yes" as Ainge playfully blinks hard next to him.
— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) September 29, 2014
Quick thoughts: this was classic cagey Rondo dealing with the media. He answered a reporter's question about TrampolineGate with the seriousness of a police interrogation and deadpanned "yes, I'm a max player" with GM Danny Ainge sitting right next to him. Doctors have told him that it could take up to 10 weeks before he can return to the floor, but of course, the guy that dislocated his elbow against the Heat and played the next game thinks it'll be closer to 6.