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[NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 4:51 pm
by GSWFan1994
(Olden Polynice) “It’s a preseason game at Michigan State against the Pistons.
I’m in Seattle. So, I just made a basket. As he takes the ball out of bounds he pops me. I was like, “Oh, what?” (…) As he hits me, I just walk up and ‘Pow!’ him with the shoulder, cracked him dead in the face.
All you see is blood splatter everywhere. He goes down. My shoulder. I threw that. I didn’t throw a punch. I threw the shoulder right at him. I just got close, ‘Pow!’ Cracked it. You could hear it and everything. Throw me out of the game.
The league ended up rescinding the fine because the referee thought I threw a punch. They never saw a punch, so it looked accidental. He goes down, blood everywhere. I’m like, ‘Ha!’ The mask was because of me.
I broke Bill Laimbeer’s face. I was the guy who broke his face.
(Byron Scott) That’s why he was wearing that mask.
(Polynice) Let me tell you something: I ain’t never received more cards and flowers in my life.
(Byron Scott) Everybody hated Laimbeer.
(Polynice) The office called me and was like, “Yo, you got to come get all this stuff.”
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:18 pm
by Quattro
"Yo you gotta come get all this stuff"... that cracked me up. Great story. Believe every word of it too. Everyone outside Detroit hated that dirty pos.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:30 pm
by Gert42
I believe what Officer Polynice says. He doesn't strike me as a guy that fabricates things!
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:05 pm
by God Squad
Yes. Bill Laimbeer was a certified piece of chit.
That dirty MF.

Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:11 pm
by tsherkin
I hope it's true. I choose to believe it is. Laimbeer was a bag of smashed sphincters. Skilled, but a giant douchebag.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:14 pm
by hugepatsfan
Before my time but seems like he was truly a piece of **** on the court who deserved this
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:22 pm
by Duffman100
Gert42 wrote:I believe what Officer Polynice says. He doesn't strike me as a guy that fabricates things!
My fantasy team name is Pol'yn'ice Officer and nobody gets it. I think it's pretty clever.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:33 pm
by Capn'O
Polynice is hilarious.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:51 pm
by Shaka_Zulu
Is it too late to send him some flowers and complimentary cigars?

Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:52 pm
by tsherkin
Shaka_Zulu wrote:Is it too late to send him some flowers and complimentary cigars?

No, it is not too late.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:04 pm
by dirkdiggler4177
At what time does he tell this story?
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:26 pm
by GSWFan1994
dirkdiggler4177 wrote:At what time does he tell this story?
If I'm not mistaken, around minute 43.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:29 pm
by Capn'O
GSWFan1994 wrote:dirkdiggler4177 wrote:At what time does he tell this story?
If I'm not mistaken, around minute 43.
The whole thing is worth a listen though. I nearly died when he was talking about LeBron.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:43 pm
by Sealab2024
Laimbeer was the type to stick his feet under a guy in the air trying to get them to roll their ankle. Truly a POS. I'm sure those that didn't send flowers wish they had.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:49 am
by The Laker Kid
2 of the fan mails he received were from a young Draymond Green
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:17 am
by MavsDirk41
Where can i send Polynice a card and flowers?
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:22 am
by Bologna Smasher
When I see Olden Polynice's name mentioned, I click.
He's the reason I became a Kings fan in the first place.

Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:36 am
by Handlez
They picked on Bill because he was white and played hard.
Wasn't nearly as bad as people claim.
There's dirtier players in the league today that face no revenge.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:36 am
by Mr Puddles
Poly is a general prefix derived from Greek, meaning “many” or “multiple.”
Nice is a word to denote if someone or something is pleasant.
Olden in old Dutch and German means "old" when used to describe an age like an "adult" / "grown up". In modern German "alt" and in modern Dutch "oud".
So Olden Polynice's name essentially means "adult of many nicenesses."
This seemed germane to the conversation, as bashing someone's face in is typically not considered a benignant endeavor.
Re: [NBA's Fishermen Tales] Olden Polynice says he received flowers & cards after breaking Bill Laimbeer's face
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 10:46 am
by uncleoswald
Didn’t Polynice end up playing with Lamb at one point?