“Isaiah Thomas came up clutch for team USA!”: Ex-NBA player and Boston Celtics fan favorite led USA to a victory in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Arun Sharma | 29/11/2021
"Isaiah Thomas came up clutch for team USA!": Ex-NBA player and Boston Celtics fan favorite led USA to a victory in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Isaiah Thomas helps team USA to beat Cuba and move ahead in the FIBA cup qualifiers.

Isaiah Thomas has not given up on basketball just yet. He’s been playing in any place he is welcome – if not the NBA, the streets, FIBA tournaments – you name it. A real hooper never gives up, and IT is the testament to it.

Scoring 21 points and leading from the back, IT looked like his Celtics self, blowing past people with ease and finishing with a bucket. He was the stalwart behind USA’s win against Cuba, beating them 95-90. They now prepare to meet Mexico in the next game.

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Isaiah Thomas came up clutch, hitting a deep three to seal the game.

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To everybody who feels they are too short to play in the NBA – Isaiah Thomas should be an inspiration. The man is 5’9, picked last in his draft class and still played at the highest level consistently for a number of seasons. After cutting cut by the Celtics in 2017, he never could hold down a role with any team. Not that there isn’t talent, teams just moved on.

But looking at the current scenario, with players like Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving and John Wall still on rosters while willing players sit out, it hurts to see someone struggle so much but not get his chance. Hard done by the Boston team, Thomas has never been the same since.

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Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. A double degree holder and a digital marketer by trade, Arun has always been a sports buff. He fell in love with the sport of basketball at a young age and has been a Lakers fan since 2006. What started as a Kobe Bryant obsession slowly turned into a lifelong connection with the purple and gold. Arun has been an ardent subscriber to the Mamba mentality and has shed tears for a celebrity death only once in his life. He believes January 26, 2020, was the turning point in the passage of time because Kobe was the glue holding things together. From just a Lakers bandwagoner to a basketball fanatic, Arun has spent 16 long years growing up along with the league. He thinks Stephen Curry has ruined basketball forever, and the mid-range game is a sight to behold. Sharma also has many opinions about football (not the American kind), F1, MotoGP, tennis, and cricket.

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