Where do NBA stars get their nicknames?

George Gwynn - "Iceman"

Julius Erving - "Dr. J"

Wilt Chamberlain - "Stilts" ", "Basketball Emperor"

Bill Russell - "Blocking Expert", "Defensive Genius"

Jerry West - "Mr. Key"

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Evan Johnson - "Magic"

Larry Bird - "Big Bird"

Robert Parrish - "The Chief"

Kareet Abdul-Jabbar - "Skyhook", "Evergreen"

Isiah Thomas - "Smiling Assassin"

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Jerry Lucas - "The Master of Memory"

Moses Malone - "The Lone Warrior"

Paul Arrikin - "The Competent One" Paul"

Nate Archibald - "Elf"

Dominic Wilkins - the essence of human movies

Michael ·Jordan - Flying Man

Scottie Pippen - Buffalo, "Batman"

Charles Barkley - "Tank", "Jazz"

Karl Malone - "The Postman"

Patrick Ewing - "Gorilla"

Hakken Olajuwon - "The Big Dream" < /p>

Shawn Kemp - "Rain Man"

Clyde Drexler - "Glider"

Rodman - Big Bug

Reggie Miller--The Passionate Killer

David Robinson-"Lieutenant", "Admiral"

Kevin· Johnson - "Lightning"

Larry Johnson - Big Mom

Anfernee Hardaway - "Penny", "Little Devil"

Otis Thorpe - "Iron Man"

Tinnie Boggs - "Squirrel", "Short Bandit"

Glenn Robinson - " "Big Dog"

John Stockton - "The General"

Stacey Ogmon - "Rubber Man"

Sean Elliott - "The Gun"

Spert Webb - "The Potato"

Wetherspoon - "The Spoon"

Green Tom - Hammer

Rick Barry - "The Scoring Machine"

Dave Bing - "The Duke"

Oscar Robertson - "All-around Champion"

Tim Hardway - "Little Beetle"

Pop Jones - "Eye Jones"

Bu Radley--Big Bamboo Pole

Vlad Divac--Big Beard

Sprewell--Madman

Ben Wallai Sir - Big Ben

Jason Kidd - "The Kid"

Grant Hill - "The Good Kid", The Glass Man

Mutombo - The Mountain of Africa

Gary Payton - "The Glove"

Vincent Carter - "UFO", "Canadian Air Force" and "Canadian Flying Man"

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Mourning--Tough Guy

Jason Williams-"White Chocolate"

Kevin Garnett-"Wolf King", tickets

Amar'e Stoudemire - Little Flying Squirrel

Chris Webber - "The King"

Barron Davis - "Little Flying Squirrel" "

Kirilenko - AK47

Allen Iverson - "Bad Boy", Answer

Pierce - Truth

Shaquille O'Neal - "Shark"

Rashid Wallace - Roaring King

Marion---Gibbons

Duncan---Stone Buddha

Nowitzki---German Tank

Casel---Alien

Kassel Tino Mobley---Old Cat

Wade---The Flash

Kobe Bryant---Peter Pan <

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Quentin Richardson---Ah Q

Little Stoudemire---the little bully

Yao Ming--the little giant; < /p>

LeBron James - the little emperor;

Anthony - Melo

Prince - the little prince

Po What---Giraffe

Ray Allen---Elegant Gentleman

Ginobili---Manu

Holley---Key Sir

Bibi---White Devil, cold-blooded killer

Earl Boykins---Potato

Richard Jefferson ---Spring Man

Chris Anderson---Birdman

Steve Francis---The Boss

Carlos Arroyo ---King of Chaos

Fisher---Little Flying Fish

Hamilton---Mask Man

Alston---King of Streetball

Marbury---Lone Wolf

Ilgauskas---Big Z

Kwame Brown---parallel import No. 1 pick< /p>

"The 'Postman' was leaning in behind, and the 'Ticket' had to give the ball to the 'Madman'. The latter forced a layup in front of the 'Glove' but was grabbed the rebound by the 'Shark'..." < /p>

NBA fans who like nostalgia may want to hear this kind of commentary when watching "The War of the Wolf". "Mailman", "Big Ticket"

, "Madman" and "Glove" refer to Karl Malone, Garnett and Spry respectively Ware and Payton, "Shaq"

O'Neal's other nickname is "Shaq Diesel" (Shaq Diesel)

NBA stars have always added "Shaq Diesel" between their names A tradition of nicknames, nicknames naturally follow the popularity of the stars themselves. Like "Air"

Everyone knows Jordan, and everyone knows "Magic" Johnson. I believe many people don't know or don't care about "Magic"

's real name--Earvin Johnson.

More than ten or twenty years ago, the popularity of the NBA had not reached the level of globalization it is today. At that time, fans seemed to prefer calling players by their nicknames. The San Antonio Spurs merged from the ABA into the NBA in the mid-1970s. Although they have never won an NBA championship, they have a group of talented players with unique personalities. George

Gervin’s nickname is “Iceman” and James “Snake” Silas

Due to He is always known as the "Captain Late" for his outstanding performance in the fourth quarter, as well as Billy "The

Whopper" Paultz, Larry “Special K” Kenon and Mike “Sugar” Gale are both idols that people love.

The main players of the Detroit Pistons, which won two NBA championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s, also had their own nicknames, such as "Spider-Man" John Salley (John

"Spiderman" Salley), Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson

, and later rebounding champion Dennis " Worm” Rodman). In fact, Worm in English refers to worm, which means "small insect"

, and "big insect"

is another name for tiger in Chinese. This translation has become a fact , there is no need to pursue it.

The number one star on the team at that time was Isiah "Zeke" Thomas, now the general manager of the New York Knicks and nicknamed "Zeke"

"Zeke" is "Isiah" ” Another name in the Bible. "The Smiling Assassin"

is another nickname for Isiah Thomas. This nickname came about because Thomas' opponent once said about him, "(on the court) he always faces you first." Smile, and then kill you."

"Smiling Assassin" is "baby-faced assassin" in English, and its original meaning is "baby-faced assassin".

In addition, the entire team had a nickname at that time, which was the "Bad Boys".

Compared to one of the hottest teams in the NBA today, the Dallas Mavericks, there is not a single player with a decent nickname, which is a bit disappointing. The most pitiful thing was a Mavericks away game. Local fans put up placards attacking the English spellings of three of Dallas' main players. The signs read "Dirty, Nasty". "Disgusting", "Filthy", pointing to Nowitzki (Dirk), Nash (Nash) and Finley (Finley) respectively.

However, most stars continue the tradition. Duncan's nickname is "The Big Fundamental", Iverson is "The Answer", Carter is "AirCanada", and Pierce is called "The Truth". Truth)

, Francis is called "Franchise". However, having a nickname is by no means a "privilege" only for NBA players.

"Sky Hook" (Cap) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was asked on the day the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced his retirement, "Who is the greatest player who has ever played against you?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thought for a long time and finally replied, "I have to say 'goat', Earl Manicault."

Earl "The Goat" Manicault Goat" Manigault)

is the greatest streetball player on the streets of New York. He is called "The Goat" because of his difficult to pronounce name. The "goat" who is only 1.85 meters tall can easily dunk on the head of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is 2.20 meters tall. Many old fans on the streets of New York swear they have seen "The Goat" perform "double dunk" with their own eyes. It is said that at the last moment of a street ball game, with his team trailing by 3 points, "Goat" flew up and dunked with his left hand, caught the ball in the air with his right hand and dunked again, and then said this to the referee. It counts as 4 points. Unfortunately, "The Goat" didn't get the success it deserved due to drugs and crime. (There are many introductions about "goat" on the Internet, so I won't go into details here.)

Back to the topic, many NBA players have long and weird nicknames, like the Heat's Rafer Alston. (Rafer Alston)'s nickname is "Skip to my

Lou", derived from a pop song lyric that describes his skilled dribbling skills. There is also Dominique Wilkins (Dominique Wilkins)

The nickname is "Human Highlight Film", which also describes his superb skills. Wolves defender Cassell was called "Alien" because of his unique appearance.

Barkley and others often made fun of him.

Finally, let me give you some personal opinions. I always feel that translating Francis' "privilege" as "boss"

It seems inappropriate, because if Yao Ming becomes the "first brother" of the team in the future, who should be called the real "big brother"? "Boss"? Furthermore, Yao Ming's Chinese nickname is "Little Giant"

This really lacks imagination.

The English nickname is "Ming Dynasty" (Ming Dynasty)

It's not very good either, because the Ming Dynasty was a weak dynasty in history, which doesn't sound right to Yao Ming, who has high hopes for everyone. . I named Yao Ming "The Hulk" (The

Hulk), derived from the movie of the same name. The reason is that the "Hulk" and Yao Ming are somewhat similar. Furthermore, Yao Ming's playing style is somewhat soft, while the "Hulk" will burst out with superhuman energy once angry. Yao Ming should also suffer. Stimulate your child and make yourself more fierce. "The Hulk"'s last line in the film is, "You shouldn't make me angry."

This is a sentence that Yao Ming should remember. (GUILI)