The celebrities had been out for the 2024 NHL Winter Traditional between the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken. Amongst them had been Wayne Gretzky and former NBA star Isaiah Thomas, who was ecstatic to satisfy “The Nice One.”
Thomas, together with fellow Washington native and NBA star Jamal Crawford, had been taking within the occasion from a dugout in T-Cellular Park when Crawford knowledgeable Thomas that Gretzky was within the constructing. As quickly as Thomas discovered that out, he was on a mission to catch a glimpse of the best participant ever to step on the ice.
“I gotta see him,” Thomas mentioned. “I ain’t even gotta meet him. I simply gotta see him. It is like Jordan, bro.”
Ultimately, Thomas had his want fulfilled, and he even acquired to introduce himself to Gretzky. For sure, Thomas was fired up in regards to the expertise.
Between Thomas and Gretzky, there have been plenty of collective factors in that handshake. Thomas averaged 17.7 factors per recreation in his 11-season NBA profession, and Gretzky is the NHL’s all-time chief with 2,857.
Not solely did Thomas get to satisfy “The Nice One,” however he additionally acquired to witness a powerful outside effort from the house group. The Kraken cruised to a 3-0 win over the Golden Knights in entrance of a crowd of 47,313.
