Tag: bill laimbeer
Larry Bird and Bill Laimbeer have genuinely hated each other for over 30 years
Larry Bird and Bill Laimbeer stood in the middle of an intense Celtics-Pistons rivalry spanning the late 1980s and early 1990s. But the individual feud between those two wasn't just a battle within that war. It was personal. It was beef.
NBA's Most Hated Player Episode 2: Bill Laimbeer
For Episode 2 of the NBA's Most Hated Player series, I've chosen Bill Laimbeer because he is widely regarded as the dirtiest player in NBA history. You don't really get more hated than that.
Moment Bill Laimbeer and Robert Parish Ejected for a Whole Lotta Nothin'
November 11, 1988 - This was a reputation ejection. Two seasons prior, Bill Laimbeer and Robert Parish had been involved in one of the most notorious altercations of the modern era, when Parish responded to Laimbeer's clothesline of Larry Bird with a mult...
Moment Bill Laimbeer Congratulates Pat Riley and the Knicks after Being Eliminated '"Beat them,'" Bill Laimbeer said. '"Play them the way you played us."
May 3, 1992 - '"Beat them,'" Bill Laimbeer said. '"Play them the way you played us."A year removed from the infamous decision to bypass the handshake line with the Chicago Bulls following Michael Jordan's comments prior to their series finale (“The Piston...
Incredible Pistons-Bulls (1991): All Altercations, Techs, and Cheap Shots (Rodman Takes the Mantle)
1991 marked the unofficial end of the Bad Boys era of Detroit Pistons basketball. With nine players on their playoff roster aged 30 or older, combined with a litany of injury issues throughout the year and a pile of off-court distractions, the notion of a...
