Rajon Rondo has won championships with two of the NBAs most iconic franchises the Lakers in 2020 and the Celtics in 2008, but he recently revealed why the LA ring means more to him.
You cant compare it honestly, Rondo said to Warriors forward Draymond Green on The Draymond Green Show. Because 2020, we were in a bubble so we didnt get a parade. So, Ive only had one parade and that was the most amazing thing thats happened to me in basketball. Just that type of love and reaction.
To see the fans, you seen it this year but to be a part of it, to get on the duck boat, go on a tour, it was amazing, Rondo added. Thats the only opportunity I got to have a parade. But at that particular time when I won in 2020, my son was in the Bubble with me that was more special.
Rajon went on to further explain why the bubble had its advantages that the Lakers capitalized on. There was purely hooping and not much else.
I enjoyed the Bubble because you get to see the guy every day that you walking past, Rondo said. You get to see the enemy and theres no distractions. Theres no outside, theres no hotel flights, everybodys in one room, theres no excuses. Its check ball Theres no advantages. Its my five against your best five and figure it out.
He continued, You got obviously seven games to figure it out but I love that concept of we go right to the room, then we go to film. We was able to learn a lot more during that time that I would say if we were able to go home, practice, have other distractions, dont think about the game, but in the Bubble, thats all you thinking about.
Many people have given the Lakers a fair bit of criticism around the 2020 chip, claiming it wasnt a real championship due to the circumstances, yet others in the NBA community argue it was a harder year to win than any other.
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