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Why Rajon Rondo is retiring two years after last NBA game: He's a 'full-time dad'

LOS ANGELES — Rajon Rondo helped the Boston Celtics beat the Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals. He and the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals. He won another NBA title in 2020 as a member of the Lakers. He played in nearly 1,000 games for nine different teams during 16 NBA seasons. He played his last game nearly two years ago. And now Rondo has made it official — he's retired. ...
The Los Angeles Lakers' Rajon Rondo takes the trophy after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA Championship in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Oct. 11, 2020, in Orlando, Florida.

LOS ANGELES — Rajon Rondo helped the Boston Celtics beat the Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals.

He and the Celtics lost to the Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals.

He won another NBA title in 2020 as a member of the Lakers.

He played in nearly 1,000 games for nine different teams during 16 NBA seasons.

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