Isaiah Thomas made a decision to play Sunday one day after his younger sister was killed in a one-car crash.
"He was incredible. He's an fantastic player and an wonderful person", Boston coach Brad Stevens said.
According to reports and Washington State Patrol spokesman Nick King, the 22-year-old veered off the Washington state Interstate-5 freeway at around 5 am PST on Saturday morning (April 15).
A league source told Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald that Isaiah Thomas did not find out about his sister's death until after Saturday's practice. Thomas, in his sixth season, grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and starred at the University of Washington.
Lastly, Stevens reiterated the importance of seeing his team rally together to show their support for Thomas through this tough time and to be great teammates by going out and competing at a high level in Game 1.
One positive in this situation is that Thomas is surrounded by a tremendously supportive cast of teammates and coaches, who have all reached out to express their sympathy over the last 24 hours.
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Barkley has one major thing factually wrong: That footage was taken hours ago, at shoot-around - though Thomas' eyes still were teary at the start of the game. And Bradley was right there beside him early in the game helping the Celtics build an early lead. Thoughts and prayers are obviously with the Thomas family. "He's a big part of it", Stevens said.
Durant had 32 points and 10 rebounds in his Golden State playoff debut, Curry scored 29 points, and the Warriors withstood that sensational day by the Trail Blazers' dynamic backcourt duo to win Game 1 of the first-round series 121-109 on Sunday. "Isaiah is a very strong man, and none of us have any idea what he's going through or feeling. We knew (Thomas) was hurting.we have a lot of respect for him that he was able to come out".
Forward Tyler Zeller said the Celtics want to try to make Thomas' basketball world as easy as possible right now. "We're gonna go out and help him out in any way".
The Celtics had earlier said in a statement: "We are terribly saddened by the tragic loss of Chyna Thomas".
The Bulls lineup gave a sneak peek of what head coach Fred Hoiberg may plan to employ: it consisted of four playoff rookies (Jerian Grant, Paul Zipser, Bobby Portis, Felicio) and one vet (Dwyane Wade). Stevens is fully aware of the city's passion for its teams and their players, and expects Sunday to be an emotional night.
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