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Hall of Fame basketball player Isiah Thomas has beef with a lot of things. Most of them have something to do with Michael Jordan.
On Tuesday, however, Isiah Thomas shocked viewers when he hung up on a interview on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill & Max show because of the photo they used of him.
Yes, that is a radio show, but it is also simulcast on ESPN2/ESPNU so there are graphics that get used, such as photos of the show’s guests.
“I’m looking at my picture. Come on, Keyshawn, y’all doing that to me?” Thomas asked when he saw the photo. “I saw Max Kellerman’s picture up there. I saw your picture up there. Y’all are smiling. Y’all just had my man up there, you know, doing the football. He was smiling.
“This is the picture y’all put up there of me?! What are y’all doing at ESPN to me? Come on, man. That ain’t right. You know that ain’t right,” Isiah Thomas continued.
“C’mon, man, what’s wrong with y’all? Why y’all do this to me? This is just messed up. As a matter of fact, y’all should just take that down.”
While Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman tried to make light of it, Thomas hung up on them after claiming it was a race issue.
Isiah Thomas hung up on 'Keyshawn, JWill and Max' because he was unhappy about the show's picture choice of him. He called back seconds later. pic.twitter.com/7vgngFKsWB
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 12, 2023
Isiah did call back just moments later and after the producers changed the photo, but the entire bizarre scene led to Kellerman and Johnson trying to figure out exactly what happened after completing their interview with Thomas.
Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman continued the conversation about Isiah Thomas and the picture later in the show. pic.twitter.com/to0fozgXjl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 12, 2023
Meanwhile, viewers and fans of the show were more than happy express their opinions about Isiah Thomas’ gripe over the photo.
All this MJ stuff got Zeke on a Homelander-esque revenge tour
— Sean (@smh122_) April 12, 2023
“Mister softee. No wonder Jordan hates his guts,” another person tweeted.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/KQh6sLDxBh
— Dynamics • £ (@theDYNAMICS) April 12, 2023
“This is 9th tier petty,” someone else tweeted.
— Andrew S. (@Soaps247) April 12, 2023
“MJ might be a world-class a**hole but at least he’s not a world class softy. My goodness,” another Twitter user chirped.