Posted on 06/23/2026 8:09:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
Pickleball was supposed to be for old people who don't move well.
It's clear that we're beyond that point.
According to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Michele Bannister, 47, of St. Augustine, allegedly went full John Wick on another player at a park on May 31 after a disagreement over - and I can't stress this enough - who was supposed to get the ball when it got away.
Not a joke.
This argument apparently got Michele worked up, because after the match when her opponent was speaking to her son about his playing style she "interjected" by going to town on the guy's head - with her paddle.
You won't believe me if I write this myself, so here's the Daily Caller:
Pickleball Game Turns Bloody After Woman Allegedly Uses Paddle As 'Deadly Weapon' To Attack Another Player, Police Say: The woman claimed to investigators that she came to the defense of her son amid an argument with the alleged victim https://t.co/D4UQtSXh6Q— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 22, 2026
From there, police say that the woman used a pickleball paddle and hit the victim multiple times in the head, resulting in the man having numerous face cuts and heavy bloodshed.
To make matters worse, Bannister allegedly gave police a false name, so she'll be hit with that misdemeanor as well.
Here's another quote from the story you won't believe:
Police state in the report that the woman was using 'a weapon that can cause serious bodily injury or death,' which triggered her felony charge.
Lady somehow turned a game of old-people tennis into a felony and a misdemeanor.
Proof that some of you take pickleball way too seriously (I might also be one of those people). Anyhow, keep your head on straight out there when you're dinking, folks. You'll win more games that way anyway.
I'll leave this here:
VIDEO AT LINK.................
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“I once saw her kill three men on the court with a paddle. A f***ing paddle.”
Kind of a cukey reaction. Good thing there weren’t any spears around. Okay, I’ll stop now.
“I once saw her kill three men on the court with a paddle. A f***ing paddle.”
Source?
> Pickleball was supposed to be for old people who don’t move well. <
Pickleball is also for orthopedic surgeons who need more patients.
Last year I visited a local pickleball center, thinking about maybe joining. I asked if player injuries were common there. “Maybe one a week,” the attendant said.
I’m an old guy. So no thanks. I’ll stick to long walks, and bocce.
I know a few guys who coach kids ball teams, and way too often, one of the parents becomes a big problem.
Takes the game way too seriously, and forgets about good Sportsmanship completely. Imagine the embarrassment of being
Son of Monster Mom.
This is one of the reasons I never took up Pickleball when it was a fad. It’s more dangerous than playing with iron horseshoes. LOL!
The perp is an orthopedic nurse, so that checks out.
Viggo Tarasov will confirm the report ...
Mrs Wick?
Its a paraphrase from the John Wick movie.
I'd rather play Jarts. The original Jarts from the 1970s ...
We called them "Jarts" and played a game with them ... the Roman Legions sharpened them and called them "plumbata" and threw them at the barbarians ...
It’s always pickleball.
A year ago, I ran afoul of a Freeper who was frothing about Pickleball and he couldn’t understand that I was simply not interested.
This was after several co-workers went nuts about pickleball, and the president of our HOA went insane for pickleball and installed an illegal pickleball court at our community. Not sure if the term illegal is the right word, but basically, he allotted and spent funds, didn’t get consent, etc. It was a thing.
People get crazy for this stuff, and it’s actually worse than Cross Fit, because the Cross Fit nuts weren’t that aggressive.
What is it with this sport?
And I don’t care if it’s an easier form of tennis — I don’t like tennis.
I’m a swimmer and distance cyclist. Mostly now I’m a swimmer because my bike needs a massive fix up.
But I let people do their own thing... what is it with the pickle ball fanatics?
What is it with nurses these days? A lot of them seem like they have a screw loose.
One on my co-workers is a referee for HS and college level sports. He says he has more problems with parents than the students......................
Husband loved pickleball - but was told after his hip replacement to stop playing - unless he wanted the replacement replaced in a year, two at most.
He switched to Bocce Ball after that.
Apparently a lot of them have those FAKE NURSING DEGREES from that diploma mill down in Miami. 15,000...............
Not the proper target area. Oh, and always ask first.
Is there room on the White House lawn for a combat pickleball court for next year’s gladiatorial combat?
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