Things did not end well for Rajon Rondo in Dallas. He openly feuded with Rick Carlisle, the Mavs didn't give him a share of their playoff earnings and he parted ways with the team thanks to a "back injury." Nothing went right for Rondo in Dallas. Even Connect 4, a game that Rondo truly has a passion for, didn't go in his favor.
Rondo's expertise in Connect 4 is well known and upon arriving in Dallas, he quickly showed off his skills by beating Carlisle in a game.
Rajon Rondo whipped Rick Carlisle in Connect 4. Rick: "He got all excited afterward. I told him to learn how to make a shot."
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 11, 2015
But while Carlisle was easy prey for Rondo, there was one member of the Mavs that actually beat him -- Charlie Villanueva.
Believe it or not, but according to Dirk Nowitzki, Villanueva was able to pull off the rare Connect 4 win against Rondo. From an interview Nowitzki did with KTCK-AM 1310 (via the Dallas Morning News):
On if he ever played Connect Four with Rondo:
"I did not, but I saw him get beat though. Before the game, one of his first games, one of the Mavs' employees brought a Connect Four over and it was just sitting there. I think Charlie V played him one time real quick. I walked by, it was before the game and everyone has their routines, and I walk by and Charlie put the last one in to beat him. So it was like a melee back there. They were yelling and screaming. And I was like, 'What's going on here? It's gameday. We have a game in less than an hour. That was huge for Charlie. He let Rondo hear that for the next couple of weeks for sure."
How did you do it Charlie? Please share your Connect 4 secrets with us, because it is hard to imagine beating someone who can do this:
