Kyrie Irving has been sensational for the Boston Celtics this season.
But don’t let his play cause you to forget how great Isaiah Thomas was during his time in Boston.
ESPN reporter Chris Forsberg recently published an article about how clutch Irving has been since joining the C’s, and compared his crunch-time numbers to those of Thomas. No harm, no foul. However, the headline on ESPN.com read, “Isaiah who? Why Kyrie Irving is Boston’s new king of clutch time.” Assuming Thomas would have something to say about this, Twitter user Zach Pisani tweeted the photo at the Cleveland Cavaliers guard.
https://twitter.com/ZPisani/status/934188485929562113
Thomas took the bait, and offered this response:
https://twitter.com/isaiahthomas/status/934228771565076485
Say what you want about Thomas and all he has said since the Celtics traded him to the Cavs, but it’s tough to argue with him here.
As far as the notion that Irving is more clutch than Thomas, it’s way too early to make that comparison, but the Celtics star is starting to build an impressive resume.
