CHICAGO (AP) -The mother of Hall of Fame basketball star Isiah Thomas has died.
Lisa Parro of Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in suburban Chicago says 86-year-old Mary Thomas died Wednesday morning. She did not provide any details.
Mary Thomas was admitted to the hospital in November and had surgery the same day her son made his debut as coach at Florida International.
Mary Thomas’ struggle to raise and protect her children from gang violence and drugs on Chicago’s West Side was turned into a television movie, “A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story.”
Thomas went on to win championships at Indiana and with the Detroit Pistons. He later coached the New York Knicks before ending up at FIU.
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