Isaiah Thomas returns to score 19 points, US beats Bahamas

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Isaiah Thomas knocked down three quick 3-pointers, showing that his shot is still there.

Knocking off 12 months of rust wasn’t quite as easy.

Thomas scored 19 points in his first competitive game in more than a year, helping the U.S. to a 93-77 victory over the Bahamas on Friday in a FIBA AmeriCup qualifying game.

There goes that man @isaiahthomas!

Back-to-back-to-back triples for IT \ud83c\udfaf\ud83c\udfaf\ud83c\udfaf#AmeriCup pic.twitter.com/daCpEvRbxO

— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) February 19, 2021

“My first time playing in a little over a year so I was a little rusty, but it felt amazing to be out there competing against really good players and also…