Isaiah Thomas made his first start for the Los Angeles Lakers and the former Celtics star wasted little time in asserting his vocal leadership. Thomas and teammate Julius Randle had to be separated on the bench during Wednesday’s 117-106 loss to Golden State after an on-court argument spilled over into a timeout.
The pair have played well together in the 14 games since Thomas was traded to the Lakers, but that chemistry was nowhere to be found as Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez stepped in to break up the argument.
“I’m a leader,” Thomas said after the game, per ESPN. “It’s not me getting after anybody, it’s just me leading. If I see something, I’m going to say something, that goes vice versa, if they see something they should say something. That’s just how it’s supposed to be on a basketball team, so there’s no calling nobody out, no getting on nobody, just doing what’s best for this team.”
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