Isaiah Thomas has had an eventful return to the court after a nearly eight-month-long absence from the NBA as a free agent. Now that he is off of his couch and onto the Los Angeles Lakers, he is making use of the time away from home and is trying to help the Lakers win games. The first chance he had to help them in that category was on Friday night on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the Lakers shorthanded, especially at the guard spots, Thomas seamlessly fit into the flow of the Lakers team, and in his first seventeen minutes of playing time he had 12 points. That was only a part of the story, however, as Thomas was also involved in a little skirmish with Timberwolves forward Josh Okogie.

As you can see, Thomas is the much smaller man in the fight, but that does not deter him one bit. It is that grit and determination that he can beat anyone, regardless of his or their size that has endeared him to fans for many years. He is simply a grinder who will give you his all every night. Okogie just happened to be the one who had to bear the brunt of Thomas' passion on Friday night, but he also lent himself to the situation by being careless during the loose ball. Not to say that he hit Thomas on purpose, it's just that Okogie did not necessarily care about Isaiah's well-being when he went into the play so recklessly. Thomas let him know that with his NSFW comments in the video above.