World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Olden Polynice - Haitian Basketball Legend

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Haitian Basketball Legend Olden Polynice. The two talk about how Olden grew up not being able to walk, why his family moved to the States, why he went on a hunger strike during the season in 1993, and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Haitian Basketball Legend Olden Polynice. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Olden on NBA Draftees should think about the league as a business
• Olden on knowing your role within the team
• Olden on being traded from the Bulls to the Supersonics on draft night
• Olden on growing up not being able to walk
• Olden on why his family moved to the States
• Olden on the difference between Haiti and New York City
• Olden on grinding it out in the early years 
• Olden on being a getting beat up and robbed every day as a kid
• Olden on his High School coach
• Olden on getting good at basketball fast
• Olden on being very shy and insecure as a kid
• Olden on how his personality developed throughout high school
• Olden on growing up near Rucker Park
• Olden on why he decided to go to Virginia
• Olden on Ralph Sampson
• Olden on going to the Final Four with Virginia
• Olden on getting elbowed by Akeem Olajuwon
• Olden on where his love for Seattle began
• Olden on playing in the ACC
•  Olden on being confident that he’d be able to succeed in the NBA
• Olden on getting traded to the Clippers and meeting Donald Sterling
• Olden on Donald Sterling
• Olden on how the NBA players handled their activism during the Bubble
• Olden on the state of Haiti right now
• Olden on going on a hunger strike during the NBA season
• Olden on why he is so charitable
• Olden on being proud of his perseverance