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Isaiah Thomas on his future as a player: I know what I'm fighting against
Isaiah Thomas, at 35 years old, is not ready to ride off into the sunset just yet. “I just enjoy the process, but I know what I’m fighting against,” Thomas said in August during a lull at his Ninth Annual ZekeEnd Tournament in Tacoma, Washington, where he was joined by Pritchard, Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson and other NBA luminaries.
Nick DePaula: Stephen Curry is launching the 2nd season of his @UnderratedGolf Tour this weekend -- bringing equity, access & opportunity to youth golf around the country. The 4 Tour stops include West Palm Beach, Akron, Las Vegas & Tacoma, with the Curry Cup championship in SF in August. pic.twitter.com/MYkoZwp7rA
Sources close to Kemp told FOX 13's David Rose that he had property stolen from his car on Tuesday, tracked his iPhone to Tacoma on Wednesday and when he approached the vehicle, a suspect shot at him. He fired back in self-defense.
Nick Popham: NBA guard Isaiah Thomas is handing out backpacks to families here in Tacoma. Coming up tonight on #KOMONews, hear about this great cause during this pandemic and Thomas' thoughts on what's happening in the NBA bubble and on the demonstrations here in Washington.
NBA guard Isaiah Thomas is handing out backpacks to families here in Tacoma. Coming up tonight on #KOMONews, hear about this great cause during this pandemic and Thomas' thoughts on what's happening in the NBA bubble and on the demonstrations here in Washington. pic.twitter.com/kGp3TQ5aZx
— Nick Popham (@nickpopham) August 29, 2020
Isaiah describes the Tacoma basketball scene as “gritty” and “competitive,” and it is. Still, the Sonics’ departure in 2008 left an unmistakable hole in the culture. “It hurt the city in a big way, just because the Sonics were a big part of the community,” he laments. “Basketball was a big part of what was going on in the Tacoma-Seattle area. I think it hit big, and then now it’s just, like, forgotten. Not for the most part, but it’s just the norm that we don’t have a team.”
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Isaiah Thomas: Isaiah Thomas is organizing a tournament in Tacoma, and the comments on his Instagram post about it are entertaining.
Isaiah Thomas is organizing a tournament in Tacoma, and the comments on his Instagram post about it are entertaining. pic.twitter.com/dvWk36TPVg
— Tom Westerholm (@Tom_NBA) July 19, 2018
Adam Himmelsbach: Celtics guard @Isaiah Thomas wins the NBA Cares Community Assist Award. Cool honor for a guy who has done a ton of good in Boston & Tacoma.
These are the moments Thomas has wanted, what he has craved. The unheralded, twice-traded kid from Tacoma, Wash., has worked himself into a two-time All-Star, a viable MVP candidate, yet these are the games he has longed for. “I always dreamed of moments like this,” Thomas said. “Winning playoff series, winning playoff games. Close games, overtime games in the playoffs. Because those are where legends are born. And one day I want to be one of those guys.
Marc D'Amico: Danny Ainge and assistant coach Jerome Allen are with Isaiah Thomas and his family at Chyna Thomas' services today in Tacoma, Washington.
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Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas is expected to travel home to Tacoma, Washington, after Friday's Game 6 against the Chicago Bulls to attend his sister's funeral, a source told ESPN on Thursday, confirming a Boston Globe report. Chyna Thomas died following a single-vehicle accident April 15. As family and friends gathered Thursday for the first of two nights of viewing, Thomas traveled with the Celtics to Chicago, where he's expected to play in Friday's Game 6.
After the Celtics and Bulls play Game 6 at the United Center on Friday night, Thomas is scheduled to fly to Tacoma to attend his sister’s funeral at noon on Saturday. If the Celtics win Game 6, this series will be over. But if Chicago wins, Game 7 will be played in Boston at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
"His plan, as of right now -- and, again, subject to him changing if he wants -- is that he'll be here [Tuesday] night and then will go to Tacoma after," Stevens said. "So either after the game [Tuesday] night or Wednesday morning." The Celtics have two days off before Friday's Game 3 against the Bulls in Chicago.
Reached at his home in Tacoma last night, Thomas’ father, James, said the Celtics guard still hadn’t made a decision about when to fly home. “It’s a crucial time for our family right now,” said the elder Thomas. Celtics coach Brad Stevens was one of the first visitors to Thomas’ home. It was unclear if that plan involved flying home and missing tomorrow’s game. But according to the source, Thomas was “in a state of shock.”
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