Video of Rajon Rondo spitting on Chris Paul reportedly under NBA review

The NBA reportedly is reviewing a courtside video from Staples Center to see if Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo indeed spit on Rockets point guard Chris Paul in Saturday night's game, according to ESPN.

Here's the video:

This is one of the pieces of video the Rockets are sending the league office as the NBA investigates last night's fight at Staples Center and determines discipline. pic.twitter.com/YKw7JF13cP
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And here's the longer version:

Here's the longer cut of the video the Rockets sent the league office - the close-ups on Rondo's mouth at the end address the spit issue. But the first minute of video is interesting in itself, especially if you, um, read lips. pic.twitter.com/sbkSKRhTzi
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 21, 2018

It appears to show spit coming out of Rondo's mouth, which sparked Paul to shove his finger in Rondo's eye before a fight broke out. But there might be a reason why you can see saliva, other than that being Rondo's intention.

Rondo uses a mouthguard, and he's reportedly stating that's why you can see anything come out of his mouth and that he didn't spit on Paul. He's also saying he was provoked to throw the first punch after Paul poked his finger in Rondo's eye, ESPN reported.