Classy Move By Rondo

Rivers said that Rondo individually thanked his teammates for getting the win without him after Tuesday's game.

"I was really happy, going onto the bus, Rondo was standing outside the bus door waiting for every teammate to shake their hand and said, 'thank you,'" Rivers recalled.

Added Rivers: "It was really cool to see him do that. I mean, he waited there for each guy and just shook their hand and said, 'thank you.' You could tell he was really emotional about it. It was really nice (WEEI)."

I know it's a small thing, but I think this is really cool. Rondo can kind of be a dick. I don't mind him being a dick to other players on other teams, but the Celtics need him to be either leader. He doesn't need to be the #1 leader this year, as Pierce showed he can still do it, but it's coming and I think this is a good first step. It sounds like something Kobe would do.

What Rondo did was stupid. I don't think the biggest Rondo fan could deny that, and he is very lucky it didn't end up hurting them. I think he knows that, and I think going out and thanking them individually was his way of apologizing. It's a small step for Rondo, but it's a good first step to growing up. It took Paul Pierce a long time to grow up, hopefully this is Rondo's way of making that transition.