Rajon Rondo Officially Suspended One Game For Bumping Referee

As was expected, Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game without pay for bumping an official, the NBA announced today. Here’s the League’s release: “Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with a game official, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 0:41 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 83-74 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on April 29. Rondo will serve his suspension tomorrow when the Celtics play the Hawks in Game 2 of their opening round series in Atlanta.”