Isiah Thomas was Isiah Thomas

James Edwards — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:35:14 +0000

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Call me crazy, but there is a part of me that watched Isiah Thomas play college ball for Indiana and NBA ball for the Detroit Pistons that just wants to see Isiah smile. Sorry Knick fans, even Isiah deserves to smile.

Isiah Thomas smiles

Yeah, yeah, it was Isiah passed out in his home and not his daughter. Geez, where does Isiah go now to reduce his legacy?

Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case has confirmed it was the former New York coach and NBA star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press because of privacy concerns.

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Isiah had overdosed on prescription pills.

Hall said the bottle had a name on it, but he would not disclose the precise medication. He said police called the overdose accidental because there was no suicide note and no indication the victim suffered from depression.

Man, what is going on. Poor Isiah just seems to sink lower and lower.

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Was Isiah Thomas trying to end it all?

James Edwards — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:40:43 +0000

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Isiah Thomas may not be happy

First they said it was his daughter. Even his son said that. Towing the company line.

Reached Friday evening, Harrison Police Chief David Hall confirmed that a 47-year-old male had been taken from Thomas’s home. He refuted claims that the incident involved Thomas’s daughter.

“I understand that this person claims it was his daughter; he is lying,” Hall said. “It was definitely not his daughter, it was a male. We know the difference between a 47-year-old black male and a young black female.”

Hall said that the man was unconscious when officers arrived at the home shortly after midnight.

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So now we know it was Isiah and sleeping pills, but was Isiah trying to end it all?

He has had a couple of really tough years and maybe now nothing seems to be working out for him. Isiah is super competitive and needs an outlet for that. Maybe his failures are adding up too fast.

But that is all conjecture and we may never know. There was no suicide note or other indication and that seems strange. Maybe Isiah was just having trouble getting to sleep?