Mother of Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas dies

The mother of Hall of Fame basketball star Isiah Thomas has died.

Lisa Parro of Adventist Hinsdale Hospital says 86-year-old Mary Thomas died Wednesday morning. She did not provide any details.

In November, Mary Thomas was admitted to the hospital. On the same day her son made his debut as coach of Florida International, she underwent surgery.

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 star at Indiana University and then with the Detroit Pistons.