http://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/nba-star-isaiah-thomas-sister-killed-in-federal-way-i-5-accident/512921359
Single car, no seat belt. Awful.
Single car, no seat belt. Awful.
Source says he's going to play. Can't imagine how emotional it will be. Just god awful news.I'll be the asshole--is he heading out there?
Let me be clear, I have no problems with it if he leaves, but I'm just asking.
Has that person never taken a sick day?I had someone at work trying to tell me it's his job he should play... I think I still want to murder him
Jesus, imagine that place tomorrow if he fucking goes off.Source says he's going to play. Can't imagine how emotional it will be. Just god awful news.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19167406/isaiah-thomas-sister-chyna-thomas-killed-one-car-accident
I'll be there. Can't imagine.Jesus, imagine that place tomorrow if he fucking goes off.
Place will be wild whether he's there or not , whether he gets 50 or goes 1-15Jesus, imagine that place tomorrow if he fucking goes off.
I understand it will be a supportive crowd.Place will be wild whether he's there or not , whether he gets 50 or goes 1-15
Everyone handles grief differently so there is no right or wrong answer. When I was 20 my mom passed and I played in a random summer league game the next night. It was a wonderful escape from spending the prior 24 hours trying to figure out the new normal. I remember going back into that house a couple hours later dripping with sweat and seeing everyone, who btw had different views of my decision, while feeling bad that they didn't have my same escape that night. It was a major stress relief to run/sweat while giving my brain a break while doing what I loved.I'll be the asshole--is he heading out there?
Let me be clear, I have no problems with it if he leaves, but I'm just asking.
Thanks for sharing that.Everyone handles grief differently so there is no right or wrong answer. When I was 20 my mom passed and I played in a random summer league game the next night. It was a wonderful escape from spending the prior 24 hours trying to figure out the new normal. I remember going back into that house a couple hours later dripping with sweat and seeing everyone, who btw had different views of my decision, while feeling bad that they didn't have my same escape that night. It was a major stress relief to run/sweat while giving my brain a break while doing what I loved.
Athletes can/do rely on the support of their teammates which is an extended family during difficult times even from the players that you aren't necessarily close with. Brett Favre had arguably the best game of his career the day after his father unexpectedly died. The competitor typically uses competition as an escape from the real world.......in many ways, playing in this game can do a world of good for Isaiah. He LOVES the city of Boston and in a sense every person in that arena is going to seem like family to Isaiah tonight. Aside from basketball, this alone can be very therapeutic for him.
I agree. It's personal for everyone. Sometimes an escape is helpful and athletes are particularly good at harnessing grief towards athletics.Thanks for sharing that.
I have a special type of scorn for those who comment on how others--especially people they don't know-- cope with grief.
I wouldn't be shocked if he plays tonight, goes straight to a charter flight after the game, and then returns in time for game 3. (Also wouldn't be shocked if he plays every game.)I agree. It's personal for everyone. Sometimes an escape is helpful and athletes are particularly good at harnessing grief towards athletics.
My bet is IT plays the entire series and the wake is on the 19th and the funeral is on the 20th. Then he's back in Chicago either on the 20th or the morning of the 21st. I would also guess a lot of his teammates(or all of them) go to the wake or funeral, too. This is going to bond the team in a major way, although it's obviously a horrific reason for the bonding. People do what they can to cope.
Similar experience here: when my best friend passed away, I went and DJ'd a nightclub with some friends a night later. It was an escape, a place where I could avoid what was making me so sad for just a few hours.Everyone handles grief differently so there is no right or wrong answer. When I was 20 my mom passed and I played in a random summer league game the next night. It was a wonderful escape from spending the prior 24 hours trying to figure out the new normal. I remember going back into that house a couple hours later dripping with sweat and seeing everyone, who btw had different views of my decision, while feeling bad that they didn't have my same escape that night. It was a major stress relief to run/sweat while giving my brain a break while doing what I loved.
This really bugs me a lot. Even with smokers there's at least the positive reinforcement of the quick buzz and a chemical dependence aspect. Not wearing a seatbelt is just completely senseless.Never heard that story. Very sad. Thanks for pointing it out HRB.
It amazes me that there are people who still dont wear seatbelts. But I guess no more so then that there are people who still smoke.
Sincerely Baka (who drinks, still eats fastfood and is 30 lbs overweight)
Edit- We all make stupid decisions at times.
That's brutal.IT will play in Game 2, fly to Seattle, and then return for Game 3 in Chicago.
Brutal, but predictable, because of the two days off between Game 2 and 3.That's brutal.
Apparently the team will travel with him to attend the funeral as well.That's brutal.
Apparently the team will travel with him to attend the funeral as well.
I mean, I predicted that on Sunday. It's the most obvious thing in the world.Probably 14 or so guys and a few coaches
Congrats on predicting the most obvious thing in the worldI mean, I predicted that on Sunday. It's the most obvious thing in the world.
So then how was it the most obvious thing in the world? Your second paragraph directly refutes your first sentence.Congrats on predicting the most obvious thing in the world
I think there are a fair number of players that this sort of relationship doesn not exist and teams would not travel with their temmate in the middle of a playoff series to attend a wake/funeral.
This is not something I really care much about, so I'll let it be. I was just poking a little fun at you for your humble brag about predicting what you say is the most obvious thing in the world.So then how was it the most obvious thing in the world? Your second paragraph directly refutes your first sentence.
Except that's not the plan, at least not yet.I mean, I predicted that on Sunday. It's the most obvious thing in the world.