- A minor pulled a gun on Isaiah Thomas before recognizing the two-time All-Star
- The 35-year-old free agent described the incident in a now-deleted post
A minor pulled a gun on Isaiah Thomas before recognizing the two-time NBA All-Star and choosing not to fire the weapon, the 35-year-old soon-to-be free agent wrote in a since-deleted post on X.
“You’re really tripping over how these young kids move!!!” wrote Thomas, who returned to the NBA with the Phoenix Suns in 2024 after spending the entire 2022-23 season on the free-agent market. “Yesterday I had a truly life-changing moment where a kid fired an AK47 at me and the homies and if it wasn’t for me and him recognizing me in my own town, he probably would have ended our entire lives. Be safe.”
It is unclear where Thomas was at the time of the incident, but the 6-foot-1 guard is originally from Tacoma, Washington and also lived in the Phoenix area during his two stints with the Suns.
Additionally, in several recent social media posts, Thomas is seen in a gymnasium decorated with the Arizona state flag, indicating he may have been in Phoenix at the time of the alleged standover.
“We just need to pray for these young men!!!” Thomas wrote in another since-deleted post. “God was at work yesterday [for real]. Damn, it could all have been over so quickly. FOR NO REASON!!!!’
A minor pulled a gun on Isaiah Thomas before recognizing the two-time All-Star
Isaiah Thomas detailed the incident in a series of posts on X that he has since deleted
Thomas did not explain why he deleted the messages.
Not to be confused with Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas, the younger Isaiah is the father of three children with his wife Kayla: two sons and a daughter.
He lost his sister Chyna in a fatal car accident in 2017, while still playing for the Boston Celtics.
After a decorated college career at the University of Washington, Thomas was selected last overall in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
After three impressive years in California’s capital, Thomas was traded to Phoenix, where he emerged as one of the league’s top scoring guards.
In 2015, he was dealt to Boston, where he earned All-Star honors twice as a member of the Celtics.
However, the team traded him to Cleveland for Kyrie Irving in 2017, and the athleticism Thomas used to beat bigger players began to diminish. Between 2018 and 2022, Thomas played for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets, not to mention the G League’s Grand Rapids Gold and Salt Lake City Stars .