Is Rajon Rondo really the bad guy in the latest Bulls drama?

Rajon Rondo doesn’t care what you think.

The veteran guard doesn’t care what the media writes or thinks, doesn’t concern himself with talk radio, or what the fans type in their social media accounts in 140 characters or less.

Heck, he’s proven over the years that there are even certain NBA coaches, referees, and front office members that he has very little use for.

It’s not even noise for the 30-year-old at this point in his career because it is a frequency that he’s incapable of registering.

“I don’t really read the papers,’’ Rondo said in his first availability since he served a one-game team suspension Monday. “I don’t have Instagram or social media, so whatever you guys write, good luck with what you’re writing. I’m going to continue to work as hard as I can to be the best player for this team and try to lead the right way.

“I’m OK with where I am in my life and what I bring to this team.’’

In this case, maybe what the team brought to him.

Last year’s dysfunction was last year. But just because that snake-bitten roster was all but broken up doesn’t mean all the poison has worked its way out of the bloodstream.

There’s still sniping. There’s still allegiances that don’t sit well. There’s still general manager Gar Forman.

As long as that dynamic is around, drama is sure to follow.

This is what Rondo was dropped into when he signed with the Bulls: There’s at least one assistant coach directly aligned with Forman, playing his eyes and ears of everything that takes place in the locker room. Randy Brown held that same double-agent status when he was an assistant GM under Forman, and reported all things Tom Thibodeau to his bosses.

There’s a feeling that assistant Jim Boylen was too chummy with Forman last season, and that was straight from the mouths of several Bulls players – both former and current. What it did was bring into question Boylen’s agenda. Was he just speaking to a boss as an innocent bystander or was he gunning for the seat of a then-rookie coach in Fred Hoiberg?

There’s a coach in Hoiberg that believes that players should govern themselves like professionals, and also relies on his assistant coaches for a lot. In normal organizations that would likely work. These are the Bulls, however. Normal left years ago. Too often Hoiberg’s laid-back demeanor can be mistaken for weakness.

And with all this you add a player who is on truth serum 24/7 into this mix, and then wonder why he had words with Boylen and threw a towel into the coach’s face?

The only thing about the Rondo-Boylen incident on Saturday that should come as a surprise was it made it all the way until December before it happened.

Was it an isolated incident that just takes place in a long season, was it Rondo just lashing out on the lingering drama that he’s undoubtedly been told of, or was it Rondo doing what Rondo does?

“Am I too smart for my own good?’’ Rondo said during his five-minute meeting with the media. “I don’t think so. I always try to increase my intelligence. I’m always trying to learn the game. I love to listen to people’s opinions. They might say 10 things, and nine might be bull[bleep], but the one thing I can learn from I always try to pick that up, put it into my game.’’

So is Rondo somehow a hero in this? Is he the bad guy?

Sometimes you’re just both.