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Rondo on hand injury: 'Am I under investigation?'

Raj Mehta / USA Today Sports

When news surfaced that Rajon Rondo had visited a trampoline park with his children around the same time the point guard suffered a broken hand last week, many wondered whether there was a connection.

With questions being asked regarding the nature of the injury, for which Rondo underwent surgery Friday, the former All-Star gave his account of what happened.

Via ESPN Boston:

"Am I under investigation?" Rondo joked when asked to detail the injury during the Celtics' Media Day. "Certain falls happen and you slip and I slipped and tried to catch my hand. It wasn't like a banana (peel) slip. I actually almost caught myself. I landed on my knuckle on the windowsill in my home. That's what happened."

Rondo added he hurt his hand at his house Thursday night, and that he did not jump on the trampoline that day (though he did Tuesday).

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, who himself suffered a fall when getting out of the shower this summer, said the team is not investigating the matter.

"Talking to our medical staff, it's an injury that does happen when you land," Ainge said. "It's not like a hitting injury, or a hitting a wall injury, or something like that. It's an injury that usually happens in the third metacarpal. I wasn't certain it was exactly what happened, but I went to visit with Rondo at his home the other day. I had no reason to not believe Rajon."

Rondo is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with the injury.

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