Why Isiah Thomas ripped LeBron James for warming up without shirt

Published 12 April 2025 Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas ranted Friday about the level of "professionalism" in the NBA, saying it "has diminished so much." The Detroit Pistons legend delivered his remarks on NBA TV prior to the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game. The source of his ire was LeBron James, who was shown on the broadcast warming up without a shirt on. "I just totally, 100% object to this," Thomas said as they watched James put shots up. "If I was the GM or coach, I would never let one of my players walk out on the floor looking like this. I mean, we are professional, NBA league. We ain't Summer League. We ain't the YMCA." "... I just think the professionalism in our NBA league has diminished so much," Thomas continued. ".... Look, I like LeBron, I'm a fan of his, so forth and so on, but to walk out on the floor before a game, with no shirt on, and shoot, I mean, come on, man? Where we at? What we doing? Where we at?"