On Tuesday, the national sports discourse centered around Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and left fielder Randy Arozarena.

Raleigh, representing Team USA at the World Baseball Classic appeared to "snub" Arozarena, playing for Mexico, despite the fact that the two are teammates in Seattle.

After the game, Arozarena launched into a profane rant about Raleigh but no one could tell if he was serious or if he was joking. Opinions from all sides of the aisle rang out.

--"Raleigh and Arozarena are teammates. He should respect him."

--"Raleigh is taking the tournament seriously and he doesn't need to be friends with Arozarena in this competition."

--"Why does Arozarena need a handshake in this scenario anyways?"

--"Arozarena was right to be disrespected, but why did he have to go on his tirade?"

--"Arozarena is right, and I find his honesty entertaining."

The range of emotions ran the full gamut, with Raleigh even having to call into M's spring training on Tuesday afternoon to address the issue.

Well, the reactions didn't stop at just the baseball world. Former University of Washington basketball star Isaiah Thomas, a Tacoma, Wash. native and a Mariners fan, also weight in on social media:

Man kobe wasn’t having none of that either when he was playing vs his teammates in the Olympics. I hope they solid though. We need both of them to be good for my mariners

Thomas is referring to a play in the 2008 Olympics when Kobe Bryant, playing for Team USA, ran through the chest of Pau Gasol, playing for Spain. The two were teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers and very close off the court, but at the time, Bryant didn't care about that, wanting to send a message that he was there to win a gold medal that day.

Of course, like most Mariners fans, Thomas is hoping this incident doesn't spill over into clubhouse drama. The Mariners enter the season on the heels of the American League West title and have expectations of making the World Series.

Thomas spent three seasons with the Huskies, becoming one of the best scorers in program history. He started 104 of 105 career games, averaging 16.4 ppg. He also led the Pac-10 in assists per game (6.1) in his junior year.

He shot 42.6 percent from the floor and was 25th all-time for free-throws attempted in Pac-10 history.

He was a three-time All-Conference selection and was the Pac-10 Rookie of the Year in 2009-10.

Drafted with the last pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, Thomas spent 12 years in the NBA with the Kings, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.

Don't let his end-of-career journey misrepresent the situation. Thomas was a great NBA player, and he was a star in Boston for three seasons. Loved because of his small stature and big heart, Thomas averaged 28.9 ppg his final season in Boston and he helped lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016-17. 

Unfortunately, Thomas was injured in that run, setting off a chain reaction for the end of his career. The Celtics traded him to the Cavaliers in the misguided deal for Kyrie Irving and Thomas was never quite the same after the hip injury, which caused him to bounce around between 2017 and 2024. 

All told, he was a two-time All-Star and an All-NBA player. He averaged 17.5 ppg.

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