Report Claims Celtics Players Didn’t Like Thomas
Don’t you love a national media conglomerate trying to cover a local sports team? On Wednesday the national media tried to stir up controversy with the Boston Celtics. This was attempted via a Bleacher Report article that ran the following headline.
Celtics Players Reportedly ‘Really Weren’t That Fond Of’ Isaiah Thomas
This reporting, of course, wasn’t created by Bleacher Report, but by Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard who reported on Undisputed Wednesday he had spoken with NBA executives who said Celtics players “really weren’t that fond of Isaiah”.
Broussard considers himself an “NBA Insider”, could his reporting be correct? Sure. But the statement he makes is pretty wild.
For starters, there are only four returning players of the Boston Celtics. Al Horford, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Terry Rozier. That is it. So if “Celtics Players” weren’t found of IT, it would have to be one of those four.
If you believe social media, it wasn’t Jaylen.
Could it have been Marcus? Maybe, but doesn’t look like it.
How about Rozier? Doubt it. Horford, probably not considering IT helped recruit him to Boston in the first place. One of those four could in theory not have like Thomas. But it doesn’t add up. Thomas was often described by the coaching staff as a great teammate, a trait that was highly visible during the playoffs when he lost his sister.
“I think everybody reached out. It’s a close-knit team.” said Brad Stevens” He’s a big part of it. Isaiah’s a great teammate. Isaiah’s a great husband. He’s a great father. He’s a great guy, great son and brother. And I think, ultimately, we just all tried to do our part in letting him know we were thinking about him, and anything we could all do to help, we’d do.”
The report by Broussard smells, it doesn’t pass the test. Thomas is gone, there is no reason to bash him, he did not choose to leave.
