WATCH: Lakers’ 5’9″ Isaiah Thomas Gets Into a Fight With Substantially Taller Player After Getting Hit in the Face

Isaiah Thomas finally found his way back into the NBA after sitting out for eight months. The last time he appeared for a game was for the New Orleans Pelicans back in April 2020. And although he is just on a ten-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, he fully intends to make the most of it.

This doesn’t just include putting up a stellar performance to help them win, but his return proved that he is fired up enough to even almost pick up a fight with someone way taller than him.

First game back, Isaiah Thomas gets into a heated argument

The Los Angeles Lakers were already missing some guards because of the health and safety protocols of the NBA. Hence, Thomas coming at this time to fill in was the perfect solution against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Not only did he receive a very surprisingly warm welcome from the fans in the arena, but he also played incredibly well.

In just the first seventeen minutes of him entering in the second quarter, he had 12 points. In fact, he finished with 19 points, the highest in the team. That’s right, more than LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis. And even though his addition to the roster as a part-time player met with a lot of criticism, he surely made his point through his contribution.

However, Thomas did not leave the court without some drama as well. While grabbing a rebound from a shot Thomas had only made, Josh Okogie and he bumped hard into each other and fell to the floor. This left IT in a rage and indulged in a pretty heated exchange with the Timberwolves shooting guard. Imagine a 5’9″ guard trying to pick a fight with someone as tall as 6’4″. Clearly, Thomas wasn’t fazed at all.

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The Lakers’ poor performance landed them on the losing end

The Lakers suffered a blowout 110-92 loss at the hands of the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns led the way with his 28 points, along with D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley backing him up. Since this matchup was supposed to be an easy win for the LA team, it came as a big disappointment to fans.

On top of that, they were already short-handed, and then Anthony Davis suffered another injury during the game. This has put a damper on any hopes that anyone had for this team.

If they are dropping games as easy as this, then who knows if their so-called ‘Big Three’ can bring home another title or not. With the competition there in the West, seems highly unlikely.

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