Isaiah Thomas and his wife, Kayla, were taking a walk through the Cambridge area of Boston when they stumbled upon a teenager shooting hoops by himself at the park. Instead of keeping it moving, the Celtics’ All-Star made the young man’s day.
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Thomas and his wife, Kayla, were leaving back-to-school night for parents at Cambridge Montessori School, where their son Jaiden attends pre-K. Thomas saw an adult softball game taking place and told Kayla he wanted to swing a bat there. She told him that was not a good idea. Then he saw Robbie shooting baskets by himself.
“He was the only kid there,” Thomas said. “So I’m like, ‘I’m just going to go get some shots up with him.’ When I walked over, he rebounded his own shot and turned around and I’m like, ‘Can I get a couple shots?’ And he stopped. He didn’t even say a word, like his eyes were so big. He just stopped and froze and I’m like, ‘Pass me the ball.’ ”
At this point, Robbie knew exactly who was in front of him. He is a diehard Celtics fan and Thomas is his favorite player.
“I was kind of just like dribbling with my mouth open and looking at him, maybe waiting for him to say something,” Robbie said. “He was like, ‘Can I shoot with you?’ And I’m thinking, ‘Can I shoot with you? Is this actually Isaiah Thomas?’ ”
Their basketball session lasted about 10 minutes, and Robbie texted his mother once it ended.
“Mom, you’re not even going to believe this,” he wrote. “The best thing ever just happened to me.”
