The member of the Basketball Hall of Basketball Isiah Thomas made an exception to LeBron James shooting without a shirt before the Los Angeles Lakers faced Houston’s rocks on Friday night.
Thomas, NBA television analyst, disagreed with James’s alleged lack of professionalism as he got hot.
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April 11, 2025; Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Lakers striker LeBron James (23) passes against Houston’s rocks during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. (Images Jonathan Hui-Imagn)
“I simply oppose this to this,” Thomas said. “If I were the GM or the coach, I would never let one of my players go to the floor like this. I mean, we are a professional NBA league. We are not the summer league. We are not in the YMCA.”
Thomas agreed with Steve Smith when he said he thought the NBA should once again make costumes for players.
“I think that professionalism in our NBA League has diminished so much,” he continued. “Look, I like LeBron, I am a fan of his own, and so on. But go to the floor before a game without shirt and shoot, I mean, come on, where are we? What do we do?
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February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio: the great Great Isiah Thomas of the NBA is honored for being selected for the 75th anniversary team of the NBA for part time in the 2022 All-Star game in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. (Kyle Terada-USA Today Sports)
“Adam Silver, if you want to fine someone, well. Put a fine in that.”
James seemed to respond to Thomas’s comment in an X post after the Lakers won the game, 140-109.
“Man, I was going to say something, but it is useless at this time of my career! Anyway, more important congratulations JJ for a season of 50 victories in the assent of West & Post Season!” He wrote.
Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James, on the left, immerses himself when the Jock Landale of the Houston Rockets Center defends during the first half of a NBA basketball game on Friday, April 11, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
James had 14 points, eight assists and four rebounds.
