Rajon Rondo can be a little stand-offish

Celtics Stuff Live's Kevin Henkin discusses a couple brief chats he had with Rajon Rondo.  Emphasis on brief:

Me: “Have you got a moment for a few quick questions?”

Rondo: “Sure.”

Me: “So how’s the jumper?”

Thud. At that moment, I could actually see the proverbial door slam shut behind Rondo’s eyes. He formally responded to the question with a terse: “It’s fine.”

When I pressed him further by asking him if he’d been working on the jumper over the summer, he offered an expansive: “Yup.” When I followed up with an inquiry about how things were progressing with said jumper, he said, “Great,” and gave me a blank, unblinking stare.

Henkin thought that one might have been his fault; after all, he led off his interview with a sore subject, Rondo's jumper.  But how do you explain Rondo being gruff when asking about a headband?

Me: “These are kind of silly questions, but I’m doing a story on headbands.”

Rondo: “Uh huh.”

Me: “How come you wear them?”

Rondo: “I don’t know. Sometimes I wear them, sometimes I don’t. It all depends.”

Me: “Is it a good luck charm?”

Rondo: “No. Just another part of the uniform.”

Me: “Do you wear a different one every game?”

“No. Whatever the team gives us actually.”

Me: “Um….(desperately trying to think of any other questions that might salvage the effort, but none come to mind)…Thanks for your time.”

Rajon Rondo, a man of few words.  Unless, that is, he's telling Chris Paul all about his championship ring.