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BOSTON (CBS) — There will be no “will he or won’t he play” with Rajon Rondo leading up to Friday night’s Game 6 against the Celtics. The point guard has been declared out by Chicago ahead of their must-win game. Rondo broke his thumb in Chicago’s Game 2 win in Boston last week, and though doctors said it would take two weeks to heal, there was speculation that he would suit up at some point again in the first round (dapper suits on the bench not included). The point guard made a huge impact against his former team in the first two games of the series, averaging 11.5 points, 10 assists and 8.5 rebounds as the Bulls took the first two games in Boston. But the Celtics won three straight with Rondo Continue to Article

April 28, 2017 10:23:am EST

Isaiah Thomas has played – and played well – in all five games of the Celtics’ first-round series against the Bulls, which Boston leads 3-2. After the Celtics and Bulls play Game 6 at the United Center on Friday night, Thomas is scheduled to fly to Tacoma to attend his sister’s funeral at noon on Saturday. If the Celtics win Game 6, this series will be over. Continue to Article

April 28, 2017 9:19:am EST

Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo will not play in Game 6 of the team's first-round series against the Boston Celtics because of an injured thumb. "Nothing's changed as of now," Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said during a conference call. Chicago has lost the last three games in the series and faces elimination in Friday's game. Continue to Article

April 28, 2017 7:05:am EST

The top-seeded Boston Celtics are back from the brink of disaster. ''The key has been playing consistent,'' Celtics guard Avery Bradley explained how Boston has flipped the script. The Celtics weren't expected to have to work this hard against a Bulls team that needed a tiebreaker to reach the playoffs. Continue to Article

April 27, 2017 10:54:pm EST

CHICAGO The Chicago Bulls are listing Rajon Rondo as being OUT for Friday nights Game 6 matchup against the Boston Celtics. Rondo, speaking in Boston prior to the Bulls Game 5 loss, didnt sound all that optimistic that his fractured right thumb would be healed in time to suit up for Game 6. Hes tough, said Bostons Avery Bradley, who saw first-hand Rondo play with a dislocated elbow when he was a member of the Celtics. Continue to Article

April 27, 2017 9:14:pm EST