Boston Celtics Star’s Touching Tribute to Marathon Bombing Victims

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Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo is seen during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, April 14, 2014, in Philadelphia.
Image: Michael Perez/Associated Press

NBA star Rajon Rondo knows firsthand the pain that last year’s Boston Marathon bombing inflicted upon the city where he plays point guard for the Celtics.

So, before Wednesday night’s final game of the Celtics’ season, Rondo honored bombing victims in a special way — with his sneakers.

Rondo sat out the game in Boston with a hamstring injury, but the sneakers he wore on the bench were covered with the initials of bombing victims. The shoes’ tongues featured the date of the attack on April 15, 2013, along with the city’s subsequent rallying cry, “Boston Strong.” Here’s a photo Rondo shared on Twitter before the game.

 

And here’s one one more look.

 

Rondo becomes a free agent this summer, and he may well leave the Celtics for another team. If Wednesday was in fact his last game as a Boston Celtic, Rondo went out in the classiest way possible.

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