Isiah Thomas was one NBA’s most popular players in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. His ability to dribble past players combined with his exceptional leadership qualities catapulted him to NBA greatness. Despite being tagged as the ‘bad boys’ of the NBA, under his leadership, the Detroit Pistons squad won 2 NBA Championships in 1988 and 1990. He was also named the Finals MVP in Detroit’s second championship run (1990).

However, in a resurfaced video, the Piston legend’s ‘embarrassing’ 1990 stint was recently brought to light.

Isiah Thomas’ ‘Embarrassing’ 1990 Stint

Despite winning 2 NBA Championships in the NBA’s ‘most physical’ era, Isiah Thomas experienced an embarrassing 1v1 loss to Hollywood star, Will Smith.

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In an episode of the iconic 1990’s show ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, a young Will Smith can be seen sleeping in his high school class. Will Smith then dreams in his sleep where he imagines going up against the Detroit Pistons legend in a one-versus-one basketball game.

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Despite all of Isiah Thomas’ efforts, Will Smith nonchalantly scores over him. Will Smith also blocks the NBA superstar several times during the 1v1. However, Will Smith then snaps back into reality as he wakes up from his dream in the middle of class. Back in the day, the influence of television was at an all-time high and this turned out to be one of Isiah Thomas’s “embarrassing” television stints because everyone believed that he actually lost to Will Smith in the basketball match.

But was Isiah Thomas really a ‘bad’ guy?

Isiah Thomas: An NBA villain?

Michael Jordan helped the NBA bring in an unprecedented number of people to watch the games and buy NBA merchandise. Since he was ‘good for the business’ and Isiah Thomas was his arch-nemesis in the 1980s, Isiah Thomas automatically became the ‘villain’.

His team’s playing style (extremely physical) also added to Isiah Thomas’s ‘media personality’. However, only after many years did people realize that Isiah Thomas was not actually a ‘bad’ guy.

He was a social rights activist who used his position in society to voice his opinion and spread awareness about racial integration and continues to do so today. He was also an extremely talented basketball player. Despite being an unselfish basketball player, he was able to be the Detroit Pistons’ leading all-time scorer in points, assists, steals, and games played.

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