Los Angeles Lakers' Isaiah Thomas (3) has the basketball stripped away by Indiana Pacers' Al Jefferson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Indianapolis. Isaiah Thomas' calamitous contract year has reached another impasse after the Los Angeles Lakers' backup point guard flew to New York to evaluate options for his surgically-repaired hip. Isaiah Thomas is not with the Lakers today, as he is going to New York to evaluate options for his hip.