Great profile of Isiah by Fox Sports' Bill Reiter. Thomas, one of the most polarizing figures in sports, discusses his exile from the NBA, relationship with Magic Johnson, and where he stacks up against the rest of the men he competed against.
Some interesting excerpts related to his fellow competitors:
“I have no problem saying this at all,” he says. “They're all 6-(feet)-9 and Jordan was 6-6 and a half. If they were all 6-1, it wouldn't even be a question. They wouldn't even f---ing rate. If they were all my size, s---, they wouldn't even be talked about.
“I beat the s--- out of them when they were that big. If we were all the same size, f---.” He stops to laugh good-naturedly. “Make them 6-1 and let's go on the court.”
Isiah refuses to go into his supposed suicide attempt and then throwing his daughter under the bus or any of the monster personnel mistakes he made as GM of the Knicks but the article gives great insight into the mind of one of the greatest point guards that will ever live.
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