Isaiah Thomas finally gave in to a growing outcry last night and requested the Celtics not hold a video tribute for him on Feb. 11, the same night the team will retire Paul Pierce’s number.
The Cavaliers guard, who originally had declined a tribute on Jan. 3, wanting to be honored on a night when he was actually playing and had his family in attendance, had initially requested the Feb. 11 date — with the Celtics accepting.
He posted the following statement on Twitter last night:
“I’d like to thank the Celtics for their gracious offer to play a video tribute on Feb 11th celebrating my 3yrs in Boston.