To this day, many people still have doubts about the name of one of the NBA’s hottest players, the starting point guard of the Boston Celtics… is his name Isaiah Thomas?
And now you can see him in the printable Isiah Thomas coloring pages below. Many fans still think that the current All-Star shares the name or is related to the great point guard of the 80s of the Pistons, Isiah Thomas.
Free Printable Isiah Thomas Coloring Pages
The thing is that they are neither family nor do they share a name since one is Isiah (Pistons) and the other is Isaiah (Boston).
So far, the known story, but the curious thing is how Isaiah became Isaiah because he could have been perfectly Isiah.
The origin of the Celtics player’s name was in a bet of his father.
James Thomas, Isaiah’s father, was a massive fan of the Los Angeles Lakers since his origins were in the Californian city. He later moved to Tacoma, Washington.
At that time, James was expecting his first child, and the Showtime Lakers were dominating the NBA with an iron fist after the 1987 and 1988 Back to Back.
After her father left, the entire burden of the family went under Mary’s shoulder. She had to work and take care of her nine children.
Although she worked hard, she could not feed her children as much as they wanted.
So, Thomas spent his childhood wandering the streets looking for leftover cheese food wrappers. Similarly, Thomas also shined other people’s shoes to earn money.
Unfortunately, Thomas would have to worry about taking the money home without being robbed every day. His entire childhood was spent in poverty.
Although Thomas was poor, he did not lose hope; he was good at basketball as he had played basketball since 3.
Later, Thomas realized that basketball could be the way to abolish his family’s poverty. After that, he began to take basketball more seriously than ever.
Thomas’ brother, Larry Thomas, also played basketball for youth clubs. His family wanted one of the brothers to be in the NBA.
After her father left, the entire burden of the family went under Mary’s shoulder. She had to work and take care of her nine children.
Although she worked hard, she couldn’t feed her children as much as they wanted.
So, Thomas spent his childhood wandering the streets looking for leftover cheese food wrappers. Similarly, Thomas also shined other people’s shoes to earn money.
Unfortunately, Thomas would have to worry about taking the money home without being robbed every day. His entire childhood was spent in poverty.
Although Thomas was poor, he did not lose hope; he was good at basketball as he had played basketball since 3.
Later, Thomas realized that basketball could be the way to abolish his family’s poverty. After that, he began to take basketball more seriously than ever.
Thomas’ brother, Larry Thomas, also played basketball for youth clubs. His family wanted one of the brothers to be in the NBA.