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The origin of NBA player nicknames

Player nickname a

"Answer"-allen iverson (in addition to the homonym of the name, it also includes passing the ball when the team needs him, and you will get the answer you need, and the nicknames are "Kid", "Bad Boy" and "Ai").

"Desperate Saburo"-Artest (also known as the lens killer, because when he was arguing with the coach, an ungrateful reporter came forward to join in the fun. Ron Artest was furious and the camera was killed. There is also a nickname called "the beast")

Elf-nick van exel

Melon-carmelo anthony (He is called melon because Cameron is a transliteration of watermelon, which translates to melon. Also, he is loved by Jordan and has the best personal ability, so he is called melon. Another reason is that he laughs like a melon.

Dream-hakeem olajuwon (because of his dreamy steps)

"Mr. 0" or "Agent 0" (G-zero &; Agent Zero) Some people call him "General"-gilbert arenas (wearing No.0).

"Jump to my building" can be translated as "dead soul"-Rafer Alston (also known as the streetball king, the people on the court are so elusive)

"Bird Man"-Chris Anderson (the shot-blocking madman currently plays for the Nuggets)

"Rattlesnake", "Iron Slag" or "Thief"-Trevor Ariza (as Phil Jackson called him in the 2008-09 playoffs)

B

Flying Pig and Sir Charles-charles barkley (so fat, so jumping ...)

"Scoring Machine"-rick barry

"Monster"-Billy Potts

"White Devil"-mike bibby (also known as "Fairy" and "Saint")

"Queen Bee"-chris paul (called CP3 abroad)

"Big Bird"-larry bird (Big Bird is literally translated from English)

"Little Squirrel"-Boggs

"Robber"-Tyrone Boggs (short defender, steals the ball is his unique skill)

"Big bamboo pole"-shawn bradley (so close to his figure, McGrady used him to make a pole vault dunk last time)

"Batman"-shane battier (most of the time silently waiting in that dark "dead corner", where he showed us one "three points" after another; Former Batman Pippen has retired, and now Batman shane battier is worth having! )

"Black Mamba"-Kobe Bryant (the first person today)

"Little Black Bean"-Aaron Brooks (People are black. . . )

D

"Glide"-clyde drexler (it is said that the air flight distance is stronger than Jordan)

"Stone Buddha"-Duncan (he basically never smiles, like a stone; And his level is very high, as powerful as Buddha. There is another one called "Stone Pagoda")

"Beard"-byron davis

"Diamond" and "Four Carats"-luis scola (homophonic)

F

"Crazy"-Van Elsel (his crazy scores in those years were frightening)

"Little Fish"-Derek Fisher (changed to "Old Fish" now, because he is very old and his skills have regressed. )

"Franchise"-steve francis (I don't know if it's right, the rocket media called him "franchise" or "SF3").

G

Iron Man-A.C. Green

The Iceman-George Gewen (the highest score for creating a single section is 33 points)

H

"Penny"-Anne Hardaway

"Beetle"-tim hardaway

"Thief"-john havlicek

"Masked Man" and "RIP"-richard hamilton

"Big Ben"-ben wallace (besides the name, it may also describe his defense).

"Roaring Buddha"-Rasheed Wallace (needless to say, everyone knows his temper)

"Buffalo"-jahidi white

"Mr. Big shot"-Robert Holly (from the Rockets to the Lakers to the Spurs, all the time)

"Superman"-Dwight Howard (in the 2008 dunk contest, he performed a "Superman dunk", so he got his nickname) (also known as "Warcraft")

"Black Pearl" and "God Bird"-carl landry

J

"Engine"-Jason Kidd

"Sucrose"-Emma McCaskill

"AK-47"-andrei kirilenko (the Russian weapon is Qiang, with the initials AK, and the jersey number is 47).

"Argentine Magic Knife"-Manu Ginóbili (also known as "pampas Eagle" and "Argentine Water Snake").

"Tiangou"-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (nickname comes from the hook shooting method, but his hook is a bit outrageous)

"Big ticket"-kevin garnett (the head of the Timberwolves, also known as "big ticket", is a symbol of the box office. Now he has left his old club "Timberwolves" and went to Boston Celtics on August 0 1 day, 2007 (known as "Hulk").

"Spanish Rabbit"-Pau Gasol (too white and too tender)

"Captain Jack"-steven jackson

K

Alien (ET)-Sam Castle (ET)

"Half Man and Half God"-vincent carter (also known as "UFO", which means the person who plays ball in the air, should now be "half man and half ghost" (Howard language))

Rain Man-shawn kemp (his nickname was reignman at first). The pronunciation of "rule" is similar to that of "rain", which translates as "rain man". )

"Special K"-Larry Ken Young

L

Dennis rodman (also known as "Rebound King", "No.1 Madman in NBA" and "Hua Hua Tai Sui").

"Blocking expert"-bill russell (also known as "defensive genius" because of his skill, and "Lord of the Rings" because he won eleven championship rings).

"Black Ray" or "Gentleman Ray"-Ray Allen (ray allen's nickname is sugar, that is, sugar, and Jesus, because ray allen played a basketball genius named Jesus in a movie called One-on-One Hit)

"Potato"-nate robinson

The True Story of Ah Q (Ah Q)-Quentin Richardson

"Admiral"-david robinson is also nicknamed "Five-Star Admiral". When Robinson retired from the navy, he was only a captain. I don't know what the media touted, but he became a general.

"Rotten Tofu"-Zach Randolph (homophonic)

M

"Stabury"-Stephon Marbury (former Timberwolves player, self-proclaimed world's number one point guard, unique)

Thunder-Dan Maagel

"Pistol"-pete maravich

The Matrix-Sean Marion (also known as Super Mary and Gibbon)

"Postman"-karl malone (Malone always appears in the right position and throws the ball into the basket in the most appropriate way)

The Lonely Warrior-moses malone

"Slam Dunk Madman"-McGott

"Sleeping Devil"-McGrady (because he doesn't explain)

"Terminator"-reggie miller (sometimes called "Big Mouth" and "Passion Black Boy", because they are good at lore, they are called Terminator).

Cat-Cuttino Mobley

"ZO"-Allonzot Mourning (I think everyone still remembers some hot pots in the 2006 finals)

"God's Left Hand"-Mu Lin

The Mountain of Africa-Dikembe Mutombo (now called Uncle Mu, "barrel" means respect for him, from Congo).

"k-mart"-Kenyon Martin

"Dice"-Macdyess

"African Black Belt" D.J. mbenga

ordinary

"Booster"-steve nash (also known as "Son of the Wind")

"Ramstein"-dirk nowitzki (German, also known as the "King of No")

O

"Dr. J"-Julius Erving (he created a lot of layups, and the wind of off-court gentlemen is also the source of his nickname)

"Shaq"-shaquille o'neal (isn't a huge body like a big shark)

"Goods"-Lamar Odom

P

"Director"-robert parish

Gloves-gary payton (metaphor for his personal defense)

"Truth" and "Crazy"-paul pierce

"Batman"-Scott Pippen (also known as "Bison" and "Batman" come from his omnipotence, and Jordan admits that his skills are more comprehensive than himself).

"Prince"-Prince Tehian (literally translated as "Prince", once said to be "Prince on Ice")

"Death"-Mouche Parker (the terrible "death" in Streetball)

"Mo-Pete"-Maurice Peterson

"Dragon King"-chris bosh

Q

"Flying Man" and "Joe Wang"-Michael Jordan (needless to say, God is flying in the sky)

S

Spider-Man-John Salley

"Super Spring Legs"-sampson

"Snowflakes"-Si Nuo (literally translated as snow)

"Crazy"-label Sprewell (he has been crazy since he was a child)

"Statistics"-Amar casares Stoudemire

"Big Mouse"-damon stoudamire (both Stoudemire nicknames are related to their playing style, and Damon has a tattoo of a mouse on his arm).

"General"-john stockton

"Stack"-stackhouse (surnamed stackhouse)

"Man-made Machine"-Jr Smith (Time Bomb)

T

"The Ravager"-jamaal tinsley (the Ravager in Streetball)

Isiah thomas, the smiling assassin (formerly known as Zeke), is another name for Isaija in the Bible. "Smiling assassin" is another nickname of isiah thomas. The nickname came into being because Thomas's opponent once commented on him, "(on the court) he always smiles at you first and then kills you." )

"Jet"-Jason Terry

W

"chris webber"-chris webber

"Potato"-Spud Webb

"Flash"-Dwyane Wade (local fans call him MV3 because of his key 3 points).

"The Essence of Human Movies"-dominique wilkins (his dunk is like people's fantasy)

"White Chocolate"-jason williams (passing behind the back is a unique skill)

"Garbage Dog"-Jay Williams (dirty and tired contractor)

"Big Spoon"-Clarence Weatherspoon

Godfather-Jerry West

"Red Giant Star"-Bill Walton

Cobra-james worthy

X

"Glass Man"-damon hill (it is said that he is always injured, as fragile as glass)

"Good boy"-grant hill (different from those "bad boys", but now he is also a "glass man", and another nickname is "Dashan", because Hill literally translates as Mountain).

"Late Captain"-james silas (nicknamed because he always walks last and always turns Gan Kun around, also known as "snake").

"Roof of the World"-West Zonenko (height 2.37).

Y

"Little Giant" and "China Great Wall"-Yao Ming

"Big Z" (Z)-Ilgoskas (height+first letter)

Ai-andre iguodala

"Orangutan"-Patrick Ewing (there is nothing to say, look at him, he is also called "Empire State Building")

"Magician"-Owen Johnson (nicknamed for his magical passing)

"Little General"-avery johnson

"Aunt"-larry johnson (once the best player in upper limb strength)

"Hot microwave oven"-Vinnie Johnson

Yi Jianlian-Yi Yi in Space

Z

"King James"-lebron james (English name King, from King James Bible).

"Basketball Emperor"-Chamberlain (also known as "Beidou" and "Stilts") is generally called "Zhang Dashuai" in the forum. Score 100 in a single game, becoming the person who scored the most in a single game in NBA history)