The NBA’s Best and Worst Nicknames
Luis Scola
There were two primary story lines at work during last night’s Kings/Rockets game: First was the return of Carl Landry to Houston-slash-Kevin Martin facing his old squad. Second was Sacramento managing to win a road game against a decent opponent despite Tyreke Evans having the worst game of his NBA career, going 4-of-22 from the field for nine points.
Lost in the shuffle was that Luis Scola might have earned himself a new nickname. Following a slick move where Scola (19 pts, 18 rebs) faked two passes around his defender, then dropped in a scoop shot, one Houston announcer called him “The Ice Cream Man.” (“Give me one scoop, please!”)
I could get behind that, except Scola would be the creepiest-looking ice cream man of all-time. But the bigger point is that somebody tried to come up with a creative nickname for an athlete based on something he did on the court — a distinct rarity in 21st-century sports.
“The Ice Cream Man” probably isn’t gonna stick for Scola, but if it did, where would it rank among current NBA nicknames? Certainly better than lazy handles like T-Mac, K-Mart and J-Rich, but not as cool as The Truth, Crash or Tough Juice.
Who has the best and the worst nicknames in the League?
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March 4th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Showtime says:
I can’t stand Maggette but ‘Bad Porn’ is the most fitting nickname in the league
March 4th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
mememememe says:
scola looks like smeagol from lotr in that picture…
black mamba has got to be the best nickname (even though i hate kobe)
king james is probably the worst…..king of what? ohio? he hasnt won anything yet!
March 4th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
JC in SoCal says:
Best – Brandon “The Natural” Roy or Shawn “The Matrix” Marion…
Worst – Kevin Durant “The Durantula”… I have no idea why that name is killing me right now.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Royal says:
I’m sorry dime but the gooch is the worst nickname of ALL-TIME
March 4th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
ZP says:
isn’t Danilo’s nickname “the rooster?”
thats gotta be up there as worst.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
ajsdfowp says:
Przbilla-The Vanilla Gorilla
March 4th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
nola says:
i dont like shaq all that much but i’ve got to admit… all of the words that were on that scrabble board in the shaq commercial have got to be the top nicknames EVER.
close second: black mamba
March 4th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Chaos says:
We need to start giving players real nicknames man. i miss those days, how can you beat Hakeem the Dream, Air Jordan, Sir Charles, The admiral, Clyde the Glide and The Worm……all the names these days are lazy as shit like Melo, CP3, CB4, King James, Joe Jeezy….smh
Love the following
Black Mamba
Flash
BAD PORN!
The Truth
Vinsanity
STAT
Tough Juice
The Matrix
Kryptonate
All of Shaq’s nicknames (Big Shaqtus, Big Aristotle, etc)
Big Fundamental
Agent 0 (kinda lazy), Hibachi
Boom Dizzle
Rip
But the Best of all is AK47: this only works cuz he’s russian, the initials are perfect and the number is great and its threating as hell cuz he looks like he owns one
why dont these players have names: Durant, Brandon Roy, Dirk, monta ellis, steve nash, deron williams, Chris Paul…i smell a contest DIME..hint hint
March 4th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
catdog32 says:
Bob (short for robert) is the best nickname
March 4th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
GiveMeDaDamnBall says:
The D-League All-Stars………aka The Golden State Warriors baby!
March 4th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
jnuh says:
on a few sports stations up here (canada) nash occassionally gets referred to as ‘kid canada’.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Dan says:
The Gooch sucks.. seriously
March 4th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
karizmatic says:
You Know I never really liked Black Mamba for Kobe
I think The Truth is the best one.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Shakers says:
Black Mamba would be a sweet nickname if he didn’t give it to himself. Kobe is so lame.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
sh!tfaced says:
King James is the most boring, not to mention corniest, nickname ever.
Boobie Gibson. Ugh.
Sheed might be one of the best nicks. Love how the crowd starts chanting whenever he has the ball.
Magic is the all time best.
Hakeem the Dream is up there all time.
Bad Porn is the shit.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
JAY says:
LOL @ Dime trying the set the trend with Gooch. I don’t understand why can’t we ain’t calling him Big Baby? Bcuz he doesn’t want that name anymore?? Too f-ing bad for him. It fits. If he doesn like it, stop acting like one.
Best nickname in the league… none. The best nicknames are non-NBA-leaguers. Flight, Air Up There, Helicopter… oh wait, Skip-To-My-Lou is still in the L but he’s more like Skip-To-My-next-team now.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
JAY says:
Half-Man, Half amazing was cold but he’s nowadays he’s just half-a-man.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Nyeme says:
I miss NBA nicknames
Dream, Glide, Iceman, Admiral, Sir Charles, Worm, Glove, Nick the Quick, Big Dog Glenn Robinson, Glove, Dr. J, Reignman, Worm, Rifleman, Matrix, Truth, Big Game James, Employee #8 AKA Cyber-Toine, Big Game James, Thunder Dan, AK47 (even though he not worthy of a nickname anymore), and I do like how Jesus Shuttlesworth sort of became Ray Allen’s nikname.
Most of these new nicknames are just lazy; take the first letter of first name and first syllable of last name, throw in the jersey number etc..
March 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Heckler says:
after ‘Magic’ the best nickname ever has to be Earl ‘The Pearl’ Monroe!
worst nickname is King James and the Gooch.
employee #8 was cool to me for a quick minute (Antoine Walker)
March 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
mike says:
BLACK MAMBA i kinda feel is a little bit corny, cuz kobe called himself that. I think true nicknames are given, not made up by yourself.
Classics : The Answer, The Worm, The Admiral , Black Jesus, The Doctor , The Reign Man , Sean “misdamenor” Elliot , Chocolate Thunder ,Mr. Clutch
Current good ones:
Half man Half amazing
White Chocolate
Ak47
Kobe Jellybean Bryant
NOTLETSHANNONDUNK.COM
The Polish Hammer
March 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Dan says:
@jay
Im assuming you mean carter, he still has vinsanity from time to time.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
sh!tfaced says:
LOL. Still trying to stretch the Gooch.
“The Human Victory Cigar” Darko Milicic might be the best and worst nickname ever.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Dagger says:
Mamba is the worst nickname because Kobe gave it to himself, which makes it beyond lame. I like Flash and the Diesel, but that’s just me.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
b says:
Too easy -Baron Davis
March 4th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Celts Fan says:
Best – pretty much everything on Chaos’ list (and I’d add The Natural for BRoy and Durantula) but I think my 3 favorites are: The Matrix, The Answer, Bad Porn
Worst – STAT and anyone that thinks things like KMart or TMac are nicknames. That’s no more a nickname than calling someone named Michael “Mike.” Same w/ initials and number (except for AK47, cuz that actually means something and is as bad@ss as it comes). Also, Boobie Gibson. Don’t know where it came from, don’t care. It needs to go away.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
BiGShoTBoB says:
Monta Ellis does have one it’s “Moped”
March 4th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
JAY says:
Worst all-time nickname…
POO
If you don’t know… you’re too young.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
eazy yeezy says:
ummmm hello? air jordan?
but no really- the round mound of rebound= GOAT and it isnt even close.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
mememememe says:
i agree with chaos now…changing my mind, AK47 is the best.
@chaos-durant has durantula, dirk has diggler, paul has cp3
March 4th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
eazy yeezy says:
larry johnson- grandmama. game over.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
JAY says:
@ #2 (mememememe)… He looks more like Sloth from the Goonies in that pic.
http://www.virginmedia.com/images/sloth_goonies-431×300.jpg
March 4th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Name (required) says:
Bad Porn is my favorite, its a good nickname too.
Dirk Diggler
Jesus Shuttlesworth (does that count as Rays nickname)
Hibachi
and most of Shaqs ones are decent enough.
and i like “the ice cream man” for Lou, its like a proper old skool nickname.
outisde of AK47 all initial/number nicknames are shit, some people actually went and called brandon jennings BJ3….. Unacceptable.
King James is awful, i get it, yeah, cool, king james was a real person, But anyone can call themselves “King” it shows no creativity
I hate Black Mamba too, its too cool, you cant give yourself a cool nickname.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
ShowKase says:
Best: Hibachi (its just so different, but hilarious)
Boom Dizzle
Anything from Shaq: The Big Witness Protection, The Big Shaqtus, Shaq-ovavich (“cuz all the good shooters have an ovavich in their names”)
The Answer
Vinsanity
Worst: Boobie (Seriously? You’re named after a tit?)
Funniest: Shaqie Chan
The Ginger Ninja (Scalabrine) LOL!
LeBromance
Hungry Nungry Hilton (Hilton Armstrong, do they really call him that?)
March 4th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
life-p says:
The Gooch and Bad Porn are really wack.
Best Steve Franchise!
**Best upcoming nickname**
Stephen Curry aka Stephenominal!! …what do you guys think?
March 4th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Chicagorilla says:
Old School
“Air Jordan” best ever hands down.
“Black Jesus, Jesus, The Pearl” = Earl Monroe
“Magic” = Ervin Johnson
“Big Dog”= Glen Robinson
“Half man Hald Amazing”=Vince Carter and dude from And1 mixtape
“Human Highlight Film”= Dominique Wilkins
“Reignman”= Shawn Kemp
“Legend” = Larry Bird
“Mailman” = Karl Malone
“The Doctor” = Julius Erving
“the Waiter”= Toni Kukoc
Worst or today
KG, Starbury, KMArt, B.diddy, the big fundamental, the big anything, Big Ben, CP3, Black Mamba(cant name yourself), young money, CB4,
Best for today
“AK47″= Andrei Kerilinko
“Will the Thrill”= Will Bynum
“The Bully”= Carmelo Anthony
“The Gooch”= Glen Davis…even though he doesnt deserve it
“Franchise” = Steve Francis
“The Ming dynasty”= Yao Ming
“The IPass”= Derrick Rose
“Agent Zero”= Gilbert Arenas
March 4th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Strings says:
Chocolate Thunder
Tru Warrior
March 4th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
GoEasy says:
worst = the gooch
March 4th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Ekstor says:
Funny that no one is roasting Shaq for all the nicknames he gives himself but Kobe’s getting tarred and feathered.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
stillanetsfan says:
BRIAN “theCUSTODIAN” CARDINAL
March 4th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Ekstor says:
Big Shot Bob = Robert Horry
March 4th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
jlee9 says:
i always liked Flight 35 for Kevin Durant. but my favorite right now is Marcin “The Polish Hammer” Gortat
March 4th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Danilo “The Big Cock” Gallinari
March 4th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
isotope says:
anybody remember “mighty mouse”?
Some others not mentioned: the glide, gove, mailman, big country, the chief, microwave, mr intangible (battier), birdman, Speedy Claxton, Admiral, big dog (glen robinson), iceman.
What about nicknames for duos or trios or even teams?
Run TMC was nice.
March 4th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Austin Burton says:
I was proud of myself for giving Jon Brockman the “Jonny Matrix” handle, but it never stuck. I like “The Brockness Monster.”
March 4th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Prof. TX says:
College, but still good, Drexler and Olajuwon were core of the ‘Phi Slamma Jamma.’
Other forgotten ones:
Fat Lever
World B. Free
Sleepy Floyd
Mad Max
Super Mario
March 4th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
JAY says:
@Prof. TX
Nice one bud!!
How about Georgia Tech’s “Lethal Weapon 3″ with Dennis Scott(3D), Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver.
March 4th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Ekstor says:
How about… Rifleman (Chuck Person), Silk (Jamaal Wilkes), Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins), The Round Mound of Rebound (Barkley), Oak Tree (Charles Oakley), Phi Slamma Jamma (Drexler and Olajuwon), The Bruise Brothers (Jeff Ruland and Rick Mahorn), Patrick Chewing (from the Snickers commercial)…
The worst nickname I can think of is actually from football… cornerback named Elvis Patterson had the nickname of “Toast”… he says b/c he was “the toast of the town” but insiders say b/c he got toasted on defense so often.
March 4th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Tbest says:
Favorite nickname is “Pistol” Pete Maravich.
March 4th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
chris says:
man, you guys are YOUNG! wilt the stilt, iceman george gervin, slick watts, downtown freddy brown, the admiral, marvin ‘the human eraser’ webster, fat lever, tree rollins, bingo long…i’ll check back tomorrow with some more
March 4th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
chris says:
about 1500 basketball nicknames on this wikipedia website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_used_in_basketball
March 4th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
JAY says:
@chris
Young?? and you mention Stilt?? How old are you 70??? Wilt didn’t even like that name. He went with the Dipper.
Best names that sounds like a nickname: Exray Hipp, World B. Free
March 4th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
JAY says:
@chris….
You exposed yourself. Anyone can google. What do you KNOW?
My imitation of chris getting ready to post…
“Hmmm…. let’s see who has the best nicknames on this list… Ooooh, Downtown Freddy Brown is cool! I’mma post it.”
March 4th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
MattO says:
come on…bad porn has gotta be the best, and funniest nickname ever…EVER!
March 4th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Julius says:
M8E – Best nickname
March 4th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
William says:
@ Chaos, during the all-star game I heard some of the players call Steve Nash, two-time. I guess referring to the two MVPs he won.
March 4th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
RC says:
I would say Brian “Love Me Sexy” Scalabrine would be the best.
But here are my other favorites.
Michael “Air” Jordan
Shawn Kemp = Reignman
Daryl Dawkins = Chocolate Thunder
Hakeem Olajuwon = The Dream
Shaquille Oneal = Diesel
Dennis Rodman = The Worm
Gary Payton = The Glove
Kobe Bryant = Black Mamba (this guy is lethal)
Paul Pierce = The Truth
Bryan “Big Country” Reeves (made the Vancouver Grizzlies move to Memphis)
Sam “X Files” Cassell
Ricky Bucketts is just perfect for Ricky Davis coz of the amount of shots he jacks up without conscience.
March 4th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
whatever happend to Moochie Norris..
lol I only remember him cause he had a cool name and that afro from when he was on the rockets.
March 4th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Jo Jo says:
The Whoppa – Billy Paultz
Dr. Dunkenstein – Darrel Griffith
The Big Ticket – Kevin Garnett
March 4th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
ProphetGK says:
Hey Dime can you have a topic to come up with a nickname for Durant?
March 4th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
lsuhornet17 says:
How has no one mentioned Birdman? His nickname gets used more than his real name now. Always thought that was a good one.
Also Marcus Thornton is “Buckets.”
Shaq wins at nicknames though. His are great and he created two that became part of the regular NBA vocab (“The Truth,” “The Big-Fundamental”)”Shaqtus” was great while it lasted.
March 4th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
zachill says:
RED ROCKET-matt bonner, y’all
March 4th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
POPPI GEE says:
Personally I like And1 and streetball nicknames: Hot Sauce, AO, Main Event, Skip to My Lou, Headache, Bad Santa, The Professor, Spider, The Bone Collector, Helicopter, The Air Up There and so much more.
The GOOCH is always a favorite (haters. keep it up ya females, let that sand out ya cooch and let it breath a lil lol).
Bad Porn
AK47
The Truth
Mamba
King James is good but will be better once he has won something of significance a dunk title, nba title or something.
The Rooster is funny.
The Glove
The Microwave
All players should have a nickname of some sort.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
does anyone remember..
Kazaam! HAHA
March 4th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
you just got dunked on by Patrick Chewing.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Silverselectjd says:
So Kobe calling himself Black Mamba is lame yet Shaq calling himself The Big (enter word here) is cool? And now he’s fighting D12 for the Superman nickname, which he also called himself, stole the logo, and had tattooed on himself? hmmm… Din’t get me wrong, i like Shaq, but some of your reasoning sucks
March 4th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
franklin says:
I remember when Duncan came in the league he wanted to go by “the wizard”….
March 4th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Silverselectjd says:
Don’t forget Yao Ming the Merciless!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
chris says:
@JAY – yeah, i am kinda old….i saw wilt play A LOT when he was with the lakers, (gail goodrich, jerry west, jim macmillian, etc) i didn’t know he preferred ‘the dipper’, the stilt stuck in my brain. i saw downtown freddy brown hit a lot of amazin shots when i was a kid, too… the first list was what came out of my brain, i added the wikipedia list because i enjoyed it, and thought others might, too, even tho’ marvin the human eraser webster , bingo long, the admiral, aren’t on it…old doesn’t mean brain dead…i suggest you think in one hand, and shit in the other, and see which gets full first.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
bbarrus says:
Nobody remembered “The Mailman” Karl Malone?
March 4th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
HAHA this is effed upp..
Anthony Randolph’s nickname is “Adolf”?
Cause he was born in Germany
lol wtf..
March 4th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Sanssasin says:
What about Theodore “Blue” Edwards and “Hot” Rod Hundley? And Larry “Legend” Bird.
@58 Jo-Jo forgot about Dr. Dunkenstein. Thanks for that one.
One’s that I like
Birdman
The Microwave
AK47
Skip-to-my-Lou
The Glove (probably the top one)
and all on Chaos’ list (post 8). And agree the nicknames in the NBA are lazy as hell. Need the and1 guys to come and give ‘em all nicknames.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
David “DaWhite Howard” Lee
HAHA.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Shakers says:
Shaq giving himself nicknames used to be funny until the recent squabble with Dwight over Superman. Kobe started calling himself The Black Mamba, was completely serious about it, and even pretended like he came up with it himself before finally admitting that he stole it from Kill Bill. Lame.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Marcus says:
Milicic: The Human Victory Cigar
Scalabrine: The Veal
Jerome James: Chicken Change
Varejao: Sideshow Bob
Bosh: RuPaul of big men
March 4th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Hucklebuck says:
Larry Legend!
Baby Ice!
ReDIRKulous!
The Jet!
Thunder Dan!
Skywalker!
The Wizard of the Hardwood!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Dante says:
What about Sasha Vujacic being called The Machine. Having Paris Hilton on your arm and being called The Machine has got to put you up there for Best Nickname
March 4th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
808 says:
Notice a trend in the posts among the over-20 crowd??? The nicknames most of y’all are posting that are truly “great” belong to PLAYERS that are truly great.
I know I’m getting old and by association, that means I’m also getting grouchy, but giving nicknames to all of these B-players is straight-up stupid. Can’t EVERYBODY be a “superstar”.
Tell me why we giving nicknames to Brian Scalabrine? What the hell has Brandon Jennings done to even earn a nickname? Brandon Roy, Deron Williams, Corey Maggette…give me a f’n break. Maybe not all of these dudes are “B-Players”, but I don’t get how we trying to give some of these 3-deep-on-the-bench dudes a nickname.
Must be leftovers from the Slam Mag generation. Everybody is “The Next MJ” or “The Best Small Forward You Never Heard Of.”
March 4th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Seven Duece says:
WHITE CHOCOLATE = G.O.A.T.
I’d prefer just plain Mamba over Black Mamba though.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Seven Duece says:
co-sign #77 808
March 4th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
Steve Nash- Hair Canada
Jordan Farmar- Skip to my Jew LOL
March 4th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
era says:
Dirk de soleil wins it for me
March 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Austin Burton says:
I doubt we’re gonna get “Chinese Superman” to stick for Yao Ming or Yi Jianlian.
Backstory from Smack last summer:
“NBA TV was replaying old All-Star Weekend dunk contests all day on Monday, which gave us a new appreciation for Terrence Stansbury and Jerome Kersey, two of the more underrated dunkers of the ’80s. (Stansbury had more than just the Statue of Liberty cram.) During the ’88 contest — a.k.a. the epic Michael Jordan vs. Dominique Wilkins showdown in Chicago — after Jordan does the ‘Kiss the Rim’ dunk, one of the announcers actually says, ‘I call that the Chinese Superman dunk. He comes in sideways, so there’s a little SLANT on the dunk.’ And nobody missed a beat. If that had been said in 2008, that guy would never work in TV ever again, and his partners would be frozen with the Mike Myers ‘What the f*** did Kanye just say?’ face …”
March 4th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
PJ310 says:
The Matrix is cool because if you look in the statbook, Shawn Marion technically did play two games on two different teams at the same time.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3282078
March 4th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Dr. Jumper says:
NICE!!!
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/12/decades-best-nickname/
March 4th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Diggity Dave says:
Not reading all this spam, but if it hasn’t been mentioned:
King James is based off the most popular version of the Bible.
Rooster is based off Danilo’s last name. Gallo is spanish for Rooster.
March 4th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
jawjack says:
‘Clyde’ Frazier for the best retro
‘Dinner Bell’ Mel Turpin for the funniest
‘Hick from French Lick’ (Bird) for the most regional
March 4th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
ab_40 says:
juan carlos navarro has the baddest nickname in basketball la bomba haha
and dr jumper I think you’re gonna get banned for putting up a link to slamonline.
pistol pete was nice
chief
the big dipper
the mesiah dejuan wagner
whatever happende to kobe the doberman?
the reign man shawn kemp
das wunderkind dirk nowitzki
kareem abdul jabbar CAP
the dream
the diesel
the answer
the truth
the iceman george gervin
the big ticket
AK 47
AIR jordan
Magic Johnson
Penny hardaway
Flash
tough juice caron butler
and if you’re guarding a guy who’s playing and his nickname is legend you know you’re in trouble
March 4th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
quest??? says:
best one the answer…worst one durantula…wtf is a durantula?!?!?!!?
March 4th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Mark says:
If you give yourself a nickname, it doesn’t count.
March 4th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
sh!tfaced says:
John “Hot Rod” Williams (for the Cavs shotblocking supersub)
John “Hot Plate” Williams (for the Bullets’ fat ass big man)
March 4th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
eyes says:
The Doctor”Dr J”
World B Free
Mark Action Jackson
Kenny”chiibs”Anderson
James Flight White
Ryan”Special Fx”Williams
Daryll”Showtime”Hill
Steve Burtt Sr/Jr- All day & All Night
ALIMOE
Honorable Mention: Sik Wit It/Shamgod Wells”God Shamgod”
March 4th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
sh!tfaced says:
And the most fraudulent all-BS nickname of all time…
“Kobe Stopper” Ruben Patterson. Couldn’t back it up for one measly bit. No damn credibility at all.
March 4th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
eyes says:
Spanish chocolate & Chris Du-something
The Big Ticket or Da Kid. I liked pre Vaseline Starbury
Joe Cool
Stevie Wonder/Franchise
Spudd Webb
March 4th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Oppaman says:
Sorry to break it to you. But VC is half-man, half-retired right now as Howard aptly puts it.
March 4th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
eyes says:
Mr Big Shot Billups
I call Wade the RING. He was the 1st of his class to earn one
Mike”CZAR”Fratello
March 4th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
eyes says:
Sam I Am Cassel
Nick the Quick Van Exel
Sweet Pea Lloyd Daniels
Pee Wee Kirkland
The Destroyer Joe Hammond – INTIMIDATING
Conrad”Mc Nasty” Mcrae
Corey Homicide Williams
2 Hard 2 Guard
Corey Fisher ” Fisher Price”
Kemba Walker- Prince of Zumunda
Jeremy”The Cab Driver”Hazell aka Cabby
March 4th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
mike says:
Kenny “Sky” Walker
March 5th, 2010 at 1:58 am
OneZero says:
Kobe warrants a good nickname, he backs his self-proclaimed “black mamba” with his game unlike anyone else.
March 5th, 2010 at 2:00 am
OneZero says:
my personal favorite:
old school: The Glove, The Dream
Modern: Boom Dizzle!
March 5th, 2010 at 2:03 am
OneZero says:
@ eyes
yeah, how come we all almost forgot to mention Mr.Big Shot. it’s cool and reflects Billups’s game
March 5th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Big Sneezy says:
Wasn’t John Salley “The Spider”? Today’s nicknames are pretty weak in comparison.
March 5th, 2010 at 2:15 am
ryanmaq says:
@95
Darko Milicic won the first ring for the 2003 draft class. In everything else, he’s last.
March 5th, 2010 at 4:30 am
chief youngblood says:
i’m gonna go ahead and drop all the regional new orleans hornets nicknames for you.
julian wright – JuJu ( actually very clever )
David West – D-west, D-Dub (neither really nicknames)
chris paul – Cp3
Darren Collison – the blur , Cb4 ( ugh )
ex hornet rasual butler – saul-bop
and here’s a few i use
emeka okafor – the alpha and emeka
peja – i like to pronounce it like it has an accent mark, pe-HA
thanks CST
March 5th, 2010 at 6:34 am
arisloco says:
March 4th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
nawlage_x0719 says:
David “DaWhite Howard” Lee
HAHA.
LMFAO…this is hilarious. Also the nickname for Brian Scalabrine
March 5th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Jay Jay says:
Penny hardaway was my fav
March 5th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Nyeme says:
I forgot about:
X-Man
Mr. Clutch
H20 (probably the only good initial-jersey number combo)
Birdman
Clyde
Flip (they say he called Flip from flipping as a kid but really its because they used to say he resembled Bernie Mac in Above the Rim) LOL
March 5th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Sanssasin says:
Gasol “Gass-hole”
March 5th, 2010 at 11:37 am
BeEqual says:
My fav right now on the court is prob “the Truth,” when I hear it I instantly hear Beanie Sigel’s The Truth playing in the back of my head… ha ha… worse has gotta be “Black Mamba” always seemed forced and like it came out of nowhere to me… prob some Nike marketing ploy.
March 5th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Derik says:
The Best Nickname:
(drumroll) THE JAIL BLAZERS!
includes:
“Sheed the Ｗeed” Wallace
Ruben “The Rapist” Patterson
Bonzi “spittin on Danny Ferry’s face” Wells
March 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Jon Luc says:
“the round mound of rebound” for charles barkley!
and also..
“the owl without a vowel” for bill mlkvy!
and also
“the hick from french lick” for larry bird!
nuff said!.hahah
March 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
dtown313rd says:
50cent-stucky, big nasty-corliss williamson, junkyard dog-jerome williams,
March 5th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
eyes says:
@27 It was Jerome”Pooh”Allen
BUBBA CHUCKS
Tyreke”Wreck”Havoc
Brandon”Takeover”Jennings
Derrick Rose or D.Howard-VIDEO GAME
Honorable Mention
Antwan”Backpack”Dobie aka AntiFreeze
Mike”Optimus Prime” Glover
March 5th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
eyes says:
Omar”The Chef”Cook
Andre”3000″Barrett
Nate The Great Robinson
March 5th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
JH says:
Some of the ones I liked off that Wikipedia link that didn’t get much mention…
Ol’ Timers
“Mount Mutombo” – Dikembe Mutombo
“Big Country” – Bryant Reeves
“Dice” – Antonio McDyess – I know he’s still playing
“The Dunking Dutchman” – Rik Smits
“The Glove” – Gary Payton
“Little General” – Avery Johnson
“White Chocolate” – Jason Williams – so is he
Current Players
“Batman” – Manu Ginobli
“Captain Jack” – Stephen Jackson
“Adolf” – Anthony Randolph (born in Germany)
“Ammo” – Anthony Morrow
“Psycho T” – Tyler Hansbrough
“Rhino” – Craig Smith
Just Funny
“Baby Gramps” – Greg Oden
“Big Snacks” – Jerome James
“The Boston Celtic Mascot” – Brian Scalabrine
“Ghostface” – Joel Przybilla
“Kid n’ Play” – Kevin Martin
“The Kobe Stopper” – Ruben Patterson
March 5th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
got beef? says:
The akron hammer is the greatest nickname i have ever heard!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
NSK says:
I like Kid MILF for Steph Curry, cuz you know his moms was a MILF.
March 5th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
mAMba says:
Mount Mutombo. nuff said
March 6th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Bill says:
All-Time Best Nickname:
“Clyde”
Personal Favorites (just because they make me laugh)
Never Nervous Pervis Ellison
Dinner Bell Mel Turpin
Worst Ever
Black Mamba (you can never I repeat NEVER give yourself a nickname)
March 6th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
where high ankle sprains happen says:
i’m suprised noone brought up martell websters nick name although he doesnt really deserve it right now i beleive it was “the prodigy”
March 6th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Game says:
I don’t mind Durantuala but KD already has a few nicknames.
Velvet Hoop
Baby Ice
lil’ Ice
The Iceman.
I don’t know why people don’t like King James?
Bad Porn is hilarious but I get called it sometimes because people say I look like Maggette.
How did Glen Davis get the name “Gooch”?
March 7th, 2010 at 4:25 am
Soda says:
I like “Disco” for Dirk Nowitzki as a nick one of the best nicknames in the league. Plus the “Birdman” for Chris Anderson just seems fitting.
March 7th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
MayorMeanBeans says:
Brian ‘Veal’ Scalabrine.
March 9th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Lao Wai says:
Loved Matt Bonners nickname in Toronto Red Rocket
Fit Matt perfectly
The RED ROCKET in Toronto are very old electric street cars very stable on rails so don’t junp and cheap to operate all Bonner traits
March 10th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
ScoGo says:
I like it when nobodys land nicknames. Current favorite is Aaron “White Panther” Grey.
March 16th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
bird says:
dont forget “MT TUMBO”