Isiah Thomas declined to be in new Celtics doc after 'Last Dance' depiction: 'I wasn't gonna get fooled twice'

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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. That's the attitude Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas had when he turned down the chance to appear in HBO's new docuseries, "Celtics City."

Thomas, who had a starring role in the rivalry between the Pistons and Celtics in the 1980s, didn't want to be portrayed as a villain. That's what Thomas thought happened in "The Last Dance," a docuseries about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

Having gone through that experience once, Thomas elected not to risk anything this time around.

"I decided not to do the Boston documentary because of what Jordan and 'The Last Dance' did," Thomas told SiriusXM NBA Radio. "They totally set me up and blindsided me. I wasn't gonna get fooled twice. I just decided not to participate in the documentary and be able to talk about it. I wasn't gonna go on film and sit there and potentially be set up again like I was set up in 'The Last Dance.'"

From 1985-1991, the Celtics and Pistons met in the playoffs five times. Four of those matchups came in the second round or later. Thomas and Celtics legend Larry Bird were at the center of it all with Boston taking the first two of the five before Thomas and Detroit rattled off three in a row.

 

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Zeke a real nikka

I hate that he gets disrespected so much cause he never bowed down to MJ.

* And to a lesser extent, Bird and Magic.*

What a stupid ass post :pachaha:

Zeke has consistently said jordan the goat(until last dance hurt his feelings),magic the goat pg and bird could hoop his ass off. Wtf are you even talking about
 

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What a stupid ass post :pachaha:

Zeke has consistently said jordan the goat(until last dance hurt his feelings),magic the goat pg and bird could hoop his ass off. Wtf are you even talking about
That’s part of the reason he’s so upset I think. He was so complimentary of Jordan. And than Jordan shyt on him in The Last Dance :dead:
 

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"I sort of came up with the whole Bad Boys thing" - Isiah Thomas​


Become a villain and get offended when people treat you like a villain brehs :mjlol:
Never seen people so proud of being the bully then going :mjcry:when the people they talk about bullying say they didn't fukk with them.
 
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Shiiit when it comes to the Celtics I don’t know why Zeke WOULDN’T want to be portrayed as the villain in this particular context.

The Bad Boys Pistons finally getting over the hump and sending Boston packing should be something he relishes in like how MJ and the Bulls relish over finally beating Isaiah’s Pistons on the way to the championship.
 
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