Isaiah Thomas’ NBA All-Star candidacy is generating some buzz.
Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was among those who showed support for Thomas on Thursday by using the #NBAVote hashtag on Twitter to submit his All-Star vote for the Boston Celtics point guard.
Also casting an online vote for Thomas via social media: actor Jerry Ferrara, who’s known mostly for playing Turtle on the hit HBO series “Entourage.”
Who cares, right? Well, maybe you don’t. But you see, Ferrara is a die-hard New York Knicks fan, so his support serves as additional proof that Thomas is becoming more and more popular across the NBA with each impressive performance in green.
It's official who my NEW FAV NON-KNICKs @nba player is. Anyone wanna guess!?
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) January 6, 2017
And the new… (Fav NON Knicks) Favorite NBA player is …
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) January 6, 2017
By far my fav NON Knicks @nba player is @Isaiah_Thomas !!! For real. Saw him play in person, and he balled out. So for that (see next tweet) pic.twitter.com/4BamXrdlB4
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) January 6, 2017
I encourage all hoop fans on twitter. You must #NBAVOTE for Isaiah Thomas !!! @Isaiah_Thomas
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) January 6, 2017
Still hate the Celts. But saw him play on Christmas Day and was blown away. He's the real deal. He deserves this all star game easily. https://t.co/I1hUn26bBd
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) January 6, 2017
Thomas, who tweeted back at Ortiz to show his appreciation for Big Papi voting for him and Celtics teammate Al Horford, also responded to Ferrara with some classic logic.
https://twitter.com/Isaiah_Thomas/status/817214123004088325
Thomas made his first All-Star Game last season amid a career year with the Celtics. He’s quickly evolving into an NBA superstar, though, so don’t expect that selection to be his last.
Thumbnail photo via Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports Images
