Corridor of Famer Isiah Thomas on Friday criticized LeBron James for his apparel (or lack thereof) whereas warming up for the Los Angeles Lakers’ recreation towards the Houston Rockets.
Thomas was a part of the halftime present panel for NBA TV’s broadcast of a Milwaukee Bucks-Detroit Pistons recreation. Because the panel previewed the Lakers-Rockets recreation, a shirtless James was proven taking warm-up photographs hours earlier than tip-off at Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles, Calif.
The scene didn’t sit effectively with Thomas. The Detroit Pistons icon laid into James, branding him unprofessional for his pregame stunt.
“I simply completely, 100% object to this,” stated Thomas. “If I used to be the GM or coach, I might by no means let one in all my gamers stroll out on the ground wanting like this. We’re knowledgeable NBA league. We ain’t summer season league. We ain’t on the YMCA. Professionalism in our NBA league has diminished a lot.
“I simply suppose the professionalism in our NBA league has diminished a lot. Look, I like LeBron, I’m a fan of his. … However to stroll out on the ground earlier than a recreation with no shirt on, come on, man. The place we at?”
