"The agent for Rajon Rondo spoke out last night in an attempt to refute claims that the Celtics guard was involved in a nightclub incident in Lowell last Friday night.

Bill Duffy, in a prepared statement, said Rondo didn't play a role in the brief scuffle that resulted in the arrest of Eric Valarezo of Haverhill.

"Rajon Rondo was not involved in the reported incident that occurred last Friday night at a Boston (area) night club," said Duffy. "Any reports regarding my client that have surfaced related to this are false. It's unfortunate that this has overshadowed the positive aspect of the charity basketball game hosted by Rajon and those benefiting from the event. No further comment will be made about this moving forward.""