Rajon Rondo ejected after fight, assist streak ends

BOSTON -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended 2 games by the NBA after sparking a brawl between the Celtics and Brooklyn Nets during Wednesday night’s game in Boston, Celtics’ GM Danny Ainge announced on WEEI. Rondo will be eligible to return from suspension Dec. 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Rondo, taking issue with a hard foul delivered to teammate Kevin Garnett, shoved Kris Humphries under the baseline, causing players from both sides to close in. Rondo and Humphries fell back three rows into the stands, where Garnett, Paul Pierce and others attempted to restrain him. When tempers had cooled down, officials reviewed video of the incident and ejected Rondo, Humphries and Gerald Wallace, who was also involved in the altercation.

“We ain’t looking at it like, ‘Oh yeah we proved a point,’” Evans said. “We’ve got to prove a point to ourselves.”

“I’d be lying if I said I thought we’d be where we are right now, this fast,” Stackhouse said. “But we’ve improved every game. We’ve got so much more stuff that we need to put in to really take that next step, but I got to say I am pleased with where we are so far. Through our growing pains we’ve been able to strong together wins and that’s always a good thing.”

Instead, Rivers said the Celtics were “a soft team right now” and that fighting was not a sign of toughness.

“We’re a soft team right now,” Rivers said, according to NESN.com. “We have no toughness, and that stuff’s not toughness. All that stuff, that’s not toughness.”

Bonus KG is on the horizon, too: he’s scheduled to appear on WEEI’s Mut and Merloni, which airs from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET.