Isaiah Thomas continues to make progress in his rehabilitation following a complicated hip injury. According to ESPN, however, his comeback will not be before Christmas.
According to the report, the games against the Bucks on Tuesday and the Bulls on Thursday are out of the question. It is also considered improbable that his comeback should take place after seven months on Christmas Day of all days against the Warriors. So far, the Point Guard has not yet completed a 5-on-5 training session with the Cavaliers.
Yahoo! Sports reported on Sunday that Thomas plans to return to the court in the first week of January. On the second. On January 1, the Cavs will play against the Blazers at home, on the following day they will be playing with the Celtics, Thomas’ ex-team.
However, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue was surprised by this report:”I don’t know where it comes from, but I hope so,”said Lue on Sunday,”It would be nice if it were true.” He himself is not informed:”It’s not my job. When he’s ready, I’ll be ready.”
The Cavs are currently in great shape and have won 18 of the last 19 games, so there is no hurry to do anything to make sure that Thomas is completely healthy when he plays again. The final decision should be made jointly by Thomas, the Front Office and the medical team.
Thomas had come from Boston this summer together with Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and a first round pick for Kyrie Irving. Last season, the All-Star scored 28.9 points and 5.9 assists on average.