No one would play one-on-one with Magic because there was worry about coming into contact with his sweat, but Magic felt that Isiah was the one guy he could turn to when things were tough.

• 之前的那段时间里，没什么人愿意冒着汗水感染的危险和魔术师待在一起。但当时的魔术师觉得，托马斯是无论在任何艰苦的情况下他都可以去依赖的朋友之一。