WALTHAM, Mass. — Isaiah Thomas always has been a man of superstition, and that certainly hasn’t changed ahead of a pivotal moment in the Boston Celtics’ offseason.
The 2016 NBA Draft Lottery begins Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET, with the Celtics owning the third-best odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick in June’s draft.
The franchise traditionally has had very bad luck in the lottery, but this year the team has sent Thomas to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to represent Boston in the lottery and hopefully turn its fortunes around.
So, did the All-Star point guard bring any sort of lucky charm with him to lottery night? As a matter of fact, he did.
A fan sent @Isaiah_Thomas some Lucky Charms & he's holding on to them for good luck at the Draft Lottery tonight. ☘ pic.twitter.com/VnBA9xn0ba
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 17, 2016
To clarify, that’s the cereal we’re talking about. Like, actual Lucky Charms.
Isaiah Thomas brought Lucky Charms, like pieces of cereal, as his lucky charms. The lottery is the best.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) May 17, 2016
We suppose there’s no better lucky charm than Lucky Charms.
We’ll find out soon enough if Thomas’ superstitious snack bumps the Celtics up to No. 1 or No. 2, or whether it crumbles in the form of a drop to No. 4 or No. 5. Either way, we’ll give him props for taking his role seriously.
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