From his father to his sons, the former Husky basketball player shares the game.
When big-time basketball began for him 14 years ago, Isaiah Thomas had his father James by his side in Tacoma as he signed a national letter of intent to play for the University of Washington.
They had a strong connection to the game and it showed that day in their beaming smiles.
A Boeing final-assembly inspector, James Thomas had named his son after NBA guard Isiah Thomas when he was born, only using the biblical spelling. He was a proud dad when his son formally accepted a Husky scholarship.