Isaiah Thomas (basketball)

Isaiah Jamar Thomas is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . The 5foot9inch point guard played three years of college basketball for the Washington Huskies and was a threetime allconference selection in the Pac10. After electing to forego his senior year in college, Thomas was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the final pick in the 2011 NBA draft. In 2016, he was named an NBA AllStar for the first time.

Thomas was named after former Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas when his father, James, bet his friend that his favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers, would defeat the Pistons in the 1989 NBA Finals . Even though the younger Thomas ended up being born months before the Finals took place, James had already warmed to the name. However, his mother, Tina Baldtrip, insisted on spelling it Isaiah, as she desired a biblical name. Because of his namesakes unpopularity among New York Knicks fans after unsuccessfully serving as head coach and team executive, the fans boo Isaiah Thomas whenever he plays in Madison Square Garden.

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