The Kendrick Perkins trade at the deadline came as a shocker to everyone, including Perkins and his Celtic teammates. We thought that the Celtics seemed different thereafter, and Rajon Rondo confirms that.
Rondo refused to use injuries as an excuse for losing in the second round of the playoffs to the Miami Heat. But he also believes the trade of Perkins, his closest friend on the team, affected the Celtics “more than it should have.”
“It wasn’t like the man passed away or something,” Rondo said. “I think we put too much emphasis on it. It’s a business. He got traded. He’s very happy where he’s at. We still talk and I’m always going to have his back. It shouldn’t have affected us the way it affected us.”
Read more of Rondo’s thoughts concerning the Perk trade at Yahoo.com.
