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Cops really knew who they’d been arresting after they threw the cuffs on Rajon Rondo earlier this 12 months … as police physique cam footage, obtained by TMZ Sports activities actions, reveals officers talked about his NBA career merely after pulling him over.
The stop, as we beforehand reported, occurred once more on Jan. 28 in Jackson County, Indiana … after authorities alleged Rondo’s black Tesla didn’t have a license plate appropriately secured to its rear.
The video reveals that after initially speaking with Rondo and buying his information … cops went once more to their squad vehicle — and chatted for plenty of moments regarding the ex-Celtics guard’s time on the hardwood.
“He’s a former basketball participant,” one in all many cops could possibly be heard saying throughout the footage. “He carried out for a bunch of NBA teams.”
It should be well-known … the individual moreover added, “Not that I care, I’m merely telling you.”
Later in the midst of the stop, one in all many cops on the scene actually launched up Rondo’s NBA career to his face — asking him straight up, “You carried out throughout the NBA, didn’t you, buddy?”
When Rondo suggested him certain and for the way in which prolonged, the officer exclaimed, “Wow!”
Sadly for Rondo, his fame didn’t help him rather a lot all through his run-in with the police … as he was nonetheless arrested by the cops after they talked about they discovered a small amount of weed, drug paraphernalia and a gun in his expertise.
The 38-year-old four-time All-Star, who ultimate carried out throughout the NBA in the midst of the 2021-22 season, was hit with three bills over the encounter … although once more in September, he reached a plea deal with prosecutors to close out the case.
Rondo agreed to plead accountable to a misdemeanor rely of unlawful carrying of a handgun … and in change, officers dropped the two completely different bills he was coping with. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail … nonetheless the sentence was suspended, which implies he’ll in its place spend the time on probation if he avoids any extra trouble.
