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The tragic fall of Isaiah Thomas should not be his final chapter

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That was my go-to tweet whenever he was taking over a 4th quarter, single handedly willing the Celtics past opponents.

On a team of lunch-pail underdogs that always punched up, he was the megawatt-smiling, truth-bombing face of the franchise and we loved him for it. I don’t know if there’s been an athlete in my lifetime that prompted more giggle-fit-fist-pump celebrations by me. My kids adored him and they were barely old enough to grasp basketball. At 6’5”, I would tower over him if I stood next to him, but I can honestly and ironically say that I look up to him.