LOS ANGELES ¨C Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo remains steadfast that he did not intentionally spit at Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul on Saturday, which led to a brawl and suspensions for both players and Lakers forward Brandon Ingram.
¡°This is the only time I¡¯m going to address this,¡± Rondo told ESPN on Tuesday. ¡°I had a mouthpiece in my mouth and I exasperated because I was about to tell him to ¡®get the out of here.¡¯
¡°Look at my body language (in the video). My hands on my hips. I turn away for a second. Look at Eric (Gordon) and (Carmelo Anthony) in the video. If they saw me spit, they would have turned their face up or something. They had no reaction.¡±
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