List of nicknames used in basketball
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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. Most are related to professional basketball, although a few notable nicknames from the U.S. college game are included.
Players
A
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – "A", "The Captain"[1]
- Furkan Aldemir – "Mr. Rebound" [2]
- Ray Allen – "Ray Ray",[3] "Sugar Ray", "Jesus Shuttlesworth"[4] (after his character in the movie He Got Game)[4]
- Tony Allen - "Mister First Team All-Defense", "Grindfather", "Gucci"
- Rafer Alston – "Skip To My Lou"[5]
- Chris Andersen – "Grizilla",Birdman"[6]
- Anthony Anderson – "Double A"[7]
- Greg Anderson – "Cadillac"[8][9]
- Carmelo Anthony – "Melo",[10] ", "Melo-n Head" "Melo-noma"
- Nate Archibald – "Tiny"[8][11][12]
- Gilbert Arenas – "Agent Zero", "The Hibachi",[13][14] "Black President", "Nacho", "Gil", "High-Noon", "The Gambler"
- Trevor Ariza – "Cobra",[15] "Ariza Green", "Switchblade", "Athreeza"
- Paul Arizin – "Pitchin' Paul"[11]
- Stacey Augmon – "Plastic Man"[11]
B
- Ken Bannister – "The Animal"[9]
- Andrea Bargnani – "Il Mago" (The Magician) (In Italy)[16]
- Charles Barkley – "Chuck",[11][17] "The Round Mound of Rebound",[8][11][17][18][19] "Sir Charles",[11][12] "Prince Charles", "Leaning Tower of Pizza",[17][19] "Pillsbury Dough Boy",[17] "The Human Refrigerator",[17] "The Flying Coke Machine",[17] "The Crisco Kid",[17][19] "Boy Gorge"[17][19]
- Harrison Barnes – "The Black Falcon",[20] "Barney Humble"
- Jim Barnes – "Bad News"[18]
- Marvin Barnes – "Bad News" (originally because of his basketball skills but later because of his frequent off-court issues)[17]
- Dick Barnett – "Fall Back Baby"[8]
- Jerry Baskerville – "Hound"[9]
- Alfred Beard – "Butch"[21]
- Michael Beasley - "B-Easy" "Big Mike" [11]
- Marco Belinelli – "Beli"[22]
- Walt Bellamy – "Bells"[23][24]
- Brent Barry – "Bones"[25]
- Chauncey Billups – "Mr. Big Shot"[26]
- Larry Bird – "The Hick from French Lick",[27] "Larry Legend",[27] "Uncle Larry"
- Daron Blaylock – "Mookie"[11]
- Eric Bledsoe – "Mini LeBron"[11]
- Tyrone Bogues – "Muggsy"[12][28] (because he was so adept at stealing, it was like he was mugging you)
- Chris Bosh – "CB4",[29] "The Boshtrich",[29]
- Bill Bradley – "Dollar Bill",[11][12] "The Secretary of State",[18] "Mr. President"[18]
- Shawn Bradley – "The enormous Mormon"[30]
- Jon Brockman – "The Brockness Monster" (because he was rarely seen in games)[31]
- Fred Brown – "Downtown Freddie"[11] (for his proficiency in the 3-point basket, "from downtown")[32]
- Joe Bryant – "Jellybean"[33]
- Kobe Bryant – "Black Mamba", "Mr. 81", "KB-24", "The 8th Wonder of the World", "Kobe Wan Kenobi", "Lord of the Rings", "The Dagger", "Vino"[34]
- Jimmy Butler – "Jimmy Buckets",[35] "The Butler", "Jimmy G Buckets" (the G stands for "Gets")
C
- Joe Caldwell – "Pogo", "Jumping Joe"[36]
- Isaiah Canaan – "Canaanball"
- Brian Cardinal – "The Custodian"
- Antoine Carr – "Big Dawg"[11]
- Vince Carter – "Air Canada", "Vinsanity", "Half Man Half Amazing"[11]
- Sam Cassell – "Sam I Am",[37] "The Space-man"
- Wilt Chamberlain – "Wilt the Stilt",[11][12][38] "The Big Dipper"[12][28][39] (because as a child he had to 'dip' his head after hitting it on a door frame)[28]
- Derrick Chievous – "Band-Aid"[28] (who wore one for good luck)[28]
- Nathaniel Clifton - "Sweetwater"[12]
- Craig Claxton – "Speedy"[8]
- Vernal Coles – "Bimbo"[8][21]
- DeMarcus Cousins - "Boogie Cousins"
- Bob Cousy – "The Houdini of the Hardwood",[23] "Cooz"[12]
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty"[40]
- Jamal Crawford – "Crawssover Crawford", "J Crossover", "L.A.'s Dance Instructor" [41]
- Billy Cunningham – "Kangaroo Kid"[18]
- Stephen Curry - "Steph", "Chef Curry", "The Golden Boy", "The Baby-Faced Assassin", "The Human Torch", "Sr.Curry", "The Sniper", "LeBron's Shadow", "The Dry Cleaner", "Greatest shooter ever" [42] "Splash Brothers" (Curry and Klay Thompson)
D
- Bob Dandridge – "Bobby D"[14]
- Mel Davis – "Killer"[18]
- Glen Davis – "Big Baby",[43] "Uno-Uno"[44]
- Ricky Davis – "Ricky Buckets",[11]
- Darryl Dawkins – "Chocolate Thunder"[9][11]
- Matthew Dellavedova - "Delly",[45] "The Wonder from Down-Under", "D and 3", "Delly Tre", "Mr. Hustle", "The janitor"
- Boris Diaw – "tea time"[46] "The French Chef" (because he's always cooking).
- Gorgui Dieng - "The Senegalese Sensation"
- Clyde Drexler – "Clyde the Glide"[8][11][12][17]
- Goran Dragic – "The Dragon"[8][11]
- Tim Duncan – "The Big Fundamental"[47] (for his fundamentally sound game), "Slam Duncan",[48] "TD", "Timmy D", "Old Man Riverwalk", "Old Man Duncan", "TD Bank"(because he sometimes uses the glass to score), "Twin Towers" (with David Robinson)
- Kevin Durant – "Durantula",[49] "Kid Clutch", "The Baddest", "KD", "The Servant," "Slim Reaper"[50]
E
- James Edwards – "Buddha"
- Theodore Edwards – "Blue"[28] (from an older sister, for the color of his face when he was choking as a baby)[28]
- Pervis Ellison – "Never Nervous Pervis" (during his college days),[11] "Out of Service Pervis" (for his frequent injuries in the NBA)
- Julius Erving – "Dr. J",[12] The Doctor[11][18]
- Patrick Ewing – "The Beast of the East"[51]
F
- Kenneth Faried – "The Manimal"
- Derek Fisher – "D-Fish"[52]
- Eric Floyd – "Sleepy"[8][12]
- Clarence Francis – "Bevo"[9][12]
- Steve Francis – "Stevie Franchise"[53]
- Walt Frazier – "Clyde"[11][12] (after the film Bonnie and Clyde, due to his flamboyant clothes)
- Lloyd Bernard Free – "World",[12] "World B. Free",[24] "The Prince of Midair"[8]
G
- Dan Gadzuric – "The Flying Dutchman",[54] "12-Ball"
- Harry Gallatin – "The Horse"[23]
- Danilo Gallinari – "Gallo"
- Kevin Garnett – "Go-Go Gadget Arms",[55] "Big Ticket",[56][57] "KG",[57] "The Kid"[57]
- Paul George – "PG13", "Young Trece", "PG", "King George"
- George Gervin – "Iceberg Slim",[58] "The Iceman",[11][12][17] just "Ice"[18]
- Daniel Gibson – "Boobie"[21]
- Armen Gilliam – "The Hammer"[59]
- Artis Gilmore – "A Train"[9]
- Manu Ginobili – "The Magician"[60]
- George Glamack – "The Blind Bomber"[19] (his eyesight was so poor that he had to look at the court lines to determine how hard to shoot).[19]
- Ben Gordon – "Madison Square Gordon"[61]
- Marcin Gortat – "The Polish Hammer"[62]
- Travis Grant – "Machine Gun"[9][63]
- Jeff Green - "Iron Man",[64] "Uncle Jeff",[65] "Green Machine", "8-Ball"
- Darrell Griffith – "Dr. Dunkenstein"[8][9][11]
- Robert Gruenig – "Ace"[66]
- Tom Gugliotta – "Googs",[14] "Cue-Ball"
H
- Harold Hairston – "Happy"[8]
- Richard Hamilton – "Rip"[67]
- Tom Hammonds – "The Terminator"[68]
- Anfernee Hardaway – "Penny"[11][28] (from his grandmother's Southern accent calling him "pretty")[28]
- Connie Hawkins - "The Hawk"[12]
- John Havlicek – "Hondo"[11][12] (from Mel Nowell, because of Havlicek's interest in Western novels and looking like John Wayne in the film), "Czech" (because of the second syllable of his last name)
- Elvin Hayes – "The Big E",[8][12][23] "E"[14]
- Tommy Heinsohn – "Ack Ack" (from the sound of a machine gun, since Heinsohn "never met a shot he didn't like or wouldn't take"),[18] "Tommy Gun",[63] "Heinie",[12] "Tommy Points"
- Grant Hill – "G",[69] "G-money"[69]
- Darnell Hillman – "Dr. Dunk"[9]
- Fred Hoiberg – "The Mayor";[11] given to him by his Iowa State teammates because of his extraordinary popularity in the school's home city of Ames, Iowa, where he was raised
- Lionel Hollins – "(The) L-Train"[11]
- William Holzman – "Red"[23]
- Robert Horry – "Big Shot Rob"[70] or "Big Shot Bob"[70]
- Dwight Howard – "Superman",[71] "Foul on You",[71] (for the large number of fouls called on Howard during the 2010 NBA Playoffs),[71] "D12", "DH12","Dizzy Dwight"
- Rodney Hundley – "Hot Rod"[8][11]
I
- Serge Ibaka – "I-block-a", "Serge Protector",[72] "Air Congo"
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas – "Big Z"[73]
- Ersan İlyasova – "Turkish Thunder",[74]"Ghostface Ilya"
- Kyrie Irving – "Uncle Drew", "Kyriediculous"[75], "Kyrazzle-Dazzle", "Mr. 4th Quarter"
- Allen Iverson – "The Answer", "Bubba Chuck", "Steven John Ray the Third",[76]
J
- Mark Jackson - "The Reverend", "The Rev", "The Preacher", "Momma-There-Goes-That-Microphone", "MarkyMark", "The Other MJ"
- DeAndre Jordan - "DeAndre the Giant", "DeAndre 3000", "Big Hero 6", "DJ"
- LeBron James – "(The) L-Train",[11] "King James",[21] "The Akron Hammer", "LBJ", "The Chosen One","The G.O.A.T"(Greatest of All Time) "Bron Bron", "Mr. MVP"
- Earvin Johnson – "Magic",[11][28][77] "Buck",[28] "E.J."[28]
- Gus Johnson – "Honeycomb"[9]
- Larry Johnson – "Grandmama"[11] (from his role in a series of Converse commercials in which he portrayed his own grandmother)
- Joe Johnson – "Smooth", "Joe Cool", "Joey J", "Joey Jo-Jo, Jr.", "Iso-Joe"
- Vinnie Johnson – "The Microwave"[11] ("gets hot instantly")
- Damon Jones – "The World's Greatest Shooter"[21]
- Ronald Jones – "Popeye"[78]
- Sam Jones - "Sad Sam"[12]
- Michael Jordan – "Air Jordan",[12][79] "His Airness",[11][80] "MJ",[17] "the G.O.A.T.(Greatest of All Time)", "The Black Cat", Bone
K
- Enes Kanter – "Enes the Penis", "Penis Cancer" [81]
- Greg Kelser – "Special K"[82]
- Shawn Kemp – "The Reignman"[11][32] "The Family Man"
- John Graham Kerr - "Red"[12]
- Andrei Kirilenko – "AK47"[83]
- Toni Kukoc – "Croatian Sensation", "The Waiter", "Euro-Magic" [84]
L
- Zach LaVine - "LaVine the Machine" "the TrampLavine"
- Meadow Gerge Lemon - "Meadowlark"[12]
- Lafayette Lever – "Fat"[4]
- Kawhi Leonard – "The Claw", "Sugar K", "Who, What, Where and Kawhi" [85] "The Kingslayer"
- Nancy Lieberman – "Lady Magic"[86]
- Jeremy Lin – "Lin-sanity", "Super-Lintendo", "Lin-credible", "Lin-tastic", "Lin Dynasty[87]", "Mr. Comeback"
- Jim Loscutoff – "Jungle Jim",[11][12][18]
- Bob Love – "Butterbean"[9]
- Kevin Love - "The Beach Boy", "Knuckle-Pushups", "The Disaster Master of Plaster", "K-Love", "Droppin' Dimes; Droppin' Dimes"
M
- Ed Macauley – "Easy",[23] "Easy Ed"[12]
- Dan Majerle – "Thunder Dan"[11]
- Karl Malone – "The Mailman"[11][88] (because he always delivered)[88]
- Earl Manigault – "The Goat"[8]
- Pete Maravich – "Pistol Pete"[8][9][11][12][24]
- Stephon Marbury – "Starbury" and "Crybury"[89]
- Shawn Marion – "The Matrix"[90]
- Boban Marjanović - "The Destroyer", "The Big Fella"
- Cedric Maxwell – "Cornbread"[8][9][11] (after the title character in the film Cornbread, Earl and Me)[91]
- Luc Mbah a Moute – "The Prince",[92] "Moute Kicks Boute" [93]
- Xavier McDaniel – "The X-Man";[11] play on the initial of his first name with the X-Men, a group of superheroes
- Jon McGlocklin – "Jonny Mac"[94]
- Tracy McGrady – "T-Mac"
- Dick McGuire – "Tricky Dick",[23][95] "Richard"
- Kevin McHale – "Herman Munster",[27] "The Black Hole"[28] (because of his interest in shooting, once balls were passed to him, they never came back)[28]
- Dean Meminger – "The Dream"[18]
- Darko Miličić – "The Human Victory Cigar", because his court appearances were at the end of routs.[24] The first to have this nickname was Stojko Vranković.[96]
- Reggie Miller – "The Knick Killer", "Miller Time"
- George Mikan - "The Big Number", "Mr. Basketball[12]
- Harold Miner – "Baby Jordan"[11]
- Bill Mlkvy – "The Owl without a Vowel"[8][11]
- Earl Monroe – "Black Magic",[97] "Earl the Pearl",[11][12][14][97] "Black Jesus"[98]
- Alonzo Mourning – "Zo"[11][23]
- Charles Murphy – "Stretch"[23]
N
- Steve Nash – "Captain Canada", "Hair Canada", "Mr. 50 40 90",[99] "Floor General" "Stevie Wonder"
- Fred Neal – "Curly"[8]
- Jameer Nelson – "Mighty Mouse",[100] "Crib Midget"[100]
- Dirk Nowitzki – "Dirty",[101], "ReDirkulous", "Dirkules", "The Dagger", "Dirkin' Dagger", "Big D", "The Bavarian Bomber", "Dunking Deutschman", " Dirk Diggler"
O
- Lamar Odom – "The Candy Man"[102]
- Mehmet Okur – "Memo"
- Shaquille O'Neal – "Shaq",[103] "Shaq Daddy",[103] "Shaq Fu",[103] "Diesel",[103] "The Big Aristotle",[103] "Superman", "MDE" (Most Dominant Ever),[103] "The Big Maravich",[103] "The Big Fella",[103] "The Big Shaqtus", "The Big Cordially",[103] "Big Shamrock",[104] "Shaqovic" "Shaq Attack"
- Hakeem Olajuwon – "The Dream"[8][11][17][18][105]
- Michael Olowokandi – "Kandi Man"[11]
P
- Petrović Dražen - "Basketball Mozart", "G.S.O.A.T. Greatest shooter of all time"
- Smush Parker – "Scrub"[21]
- Tony Parker – "TP" The dish man
- Sam Perkins – "Sleepy Sam" "Big Smooth"
- Robert Parish – "The Chief"[11][12] (after the mute, expressionless character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
- Ruben Patterson – "The Kobe Stopper"[106]
- Chris Paul – "CP3", "Cliff Paul", "
- Billy Paultz – "The Whopper"[17][18]
- Gary Payton – "GP", "The Glove"[11] (for his defensive play – his defense "held" opponents like a "baseball in a glove")
- Sam Perkins – "Big Smooth",[107] "Sleepy"
- Elliot Perry – "Socks"[11] (because he always wore his socks to his knees)
- Chuck Person – "The Rifleman" (whose full name is Chuck Connors Person, because his mom was a fan of The Rifleman).[108]
- Kendrick Perkins – "Central Perk", "Perk", "Swamp Thang", "Pendrick Kerkins"
- Paul Pierce – "Really Old", "The Truth",[109] "PeePee" (for his initials PP), "P-Square"
- Ricky Pierce – "Big Paper Daddy"[107]
- Scottie Pippen – "No Tippin' Pippen",[110] "Pip", "Pipsi Cola"
- Jim Pollard – "Kangaroo Kid"[18]
- Kevin Porter – "Little Drummer Boy"[14]
- Kristaps Porziņģis – "Long Porz", "PorzinGOD", "GOATzingis", "Tre-zing-god" KP [111] "Kris-P" "Zinger" "Zingis Khan" "3-6-Latvia"
- Vitaly Potapenko – "Ukraine Train"[11]
- Joel Przybilla – "Vanilla Gorilla"[112]
R
- Zach Randolph – "Z-Bo", "Mr. 20 and 10", "Junkyard Dog"
- Bryant Reeves – "Big Country"[9][11]
- Jerome Richardson – "Pooh"[8]
- Mitch Richmond – "The Rock"[8]
- Mike Riordan – "Rags"[14]
- Austin Rivers - "Baby Doc"
- Glenn Rivers – "Doc"[8]
- David Robinson – "The Admiral"[8][28] (for his stint in the U.S. Navy)
- Glenn Robinson – "Big Dog"[8][9][11]
- Len Robinson – "Truck"[14][18]
- Nate Robinson – "KryptoNate" "The Killer Midget"
- Oscar Robertson – "The Big O"[8][11][12] (coming from the James Thurber story, "The Disappearing O")[18]
- Dennis Rodman – "The Worm"[9][11][63] (for his wriggling when he played pinball)[63] "Most Honorable Friend of the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un"
- Wayne Rollins – "Tree"[12][21][23]
- Derrick Rose – "D-Rose", "Windy City Assassin",[113] "Poohdini" "The Glassman" "Glass Rose"
- Brandon Roy – "The Natural" [114]
- D'Angelo Russell – "Voodoo", "D'Lo" , "DLoading", "Snitch", "The Cell Phone Assassin", "Iggy's Plug"
- Bill Russell – "The Secretary of Defense"
S
- Arvydas Sabonis – "Sabas"[115]
- John Salley – "Spider"[11]
- JaKarr Sampson – "Point Karr"
- Tom Sanders – "Satch" or "Satch Sanders"[9][11][12]
- Kevin Seraphin - "Man Bear Pig"
- Brian Scalabrine – "White Mamba",[116][117] "Scal"
- Oscar Schmidt - "Mão Santa" (Portuguese for "Holy Hand")[118]
- Luis Scola - "Ice cream man"[119]
- Jon Scheyer – "The Jewish Jordan"[120]
- Iman Shumpert – "Shump", "Shumpman"
- Ralph Siewert – "Sky",[95] and later "Timber"[121]
- Dennis Scott – "3D"
- James Silas – "Captain Late"[28] (because he was at his best near the end of games),[28] "The Snake", "The Late Mr. Silas"
- Henry Sims – "Lickface" [122]
- Bobby Smith – "Bingo"[9][21]
- Craig Smith – "Rhino"[11]
- Josh Smith – "J-Smoove"[123]
- Kenny Smith – "The Jet"
- Larry Smith – "Mr. Mean"[18]
- Rik Smits – "The Flying Dutchman" or "The Dunkin' Dutchman"[124]
- Marreese Speights – "Mo' Buckets"[125]
- Latrell Sprewell – "Spree"[126]
- Dave Stallworth – "The Rave"[14]
- Nik Stauskas – "Sauce Castillo"
- Lance Stephenson – "Born Ready", "Lance the Great", "Sir Lancealot"
- Maurice Stokes - "Big Mo"[12]
- Amar'e Stoudemire – "STAT" (Standing Tall and Talented)[127]
- Predrag Stojakovic -- "Peja"
T
- Reece Tatum - "Goose"[12]
- Jason Terry – "JET" (his initials)
- Isiah Thomas (born in 1961) – "Zeke",[11][128] "Cuts"[128] (for the cuts he would suffer while driving the lane),[128] "The Baby-Faced Assassin"[128] (for his young appearance contrasted with his shooting skill)[128]
- Isaiah Thomas (born in 1989) – "Baby Zeke", "Isaiah Jr"
- Kurt Thomas – "Mid Life",[129] "Dirty Kurt", "Big Sexy"
- David Thompson – "The Skywalker"[23]
- Sedale Threatt – "The Thief"[11]
- Anthony Tolliver – "Tolly Want a Cracker"
- Andrew Toney – "The Boston Strangler" (because he kept "killing" the Boston Celtics in big games)[58]
- Karl-Anthony Towns - "Big KAT"[130] "The KAT-Man" "Special-K" "Katmandu"
- Robert Traylor – "Tractor Traylor"[11][21]
- Melvin Turpin – "Golden Arches"[17]
- Hidayet Türkoğlu – "Hedo", "Mr.4th quarter"
V
- Nick Van Exel – "Nasty Nick",[131] "Nick Van Excellent",[131] "Nick the Quick"[131]
- Anderson Varejão – "Wildman"[21]
- Jarvis Varnado – "Sharknado"
- Charlie Villanueva – "Charlie Buckets"
- Stojko Vranković – "Human Victory Cigar", because he played at the end of blowout games where Red Auerbach would light his cigar.[96]
- Dick Van Arsdale – "The Original Sun"
- Nikola Vucevic – "Vucci Mane"
W
- Dwyane Wade – "Flash", "D-Wade", "Father Prime"
- Chet Walker – "Chet the Jet"
- Antoine Walker - "Employee Number Night", "'Toine", "'Toine-Juan"
- John Wall - "J Wow", "Jimmy Franchise", "J Wizzy", "Optimus Dime", "Wall-Star", "The House of Guards" (with Bradley Beal), "Dish" ("Swish & Dish" with Bradley Beal)
- Ben Wallace – "Big Ben"
- Gerald Wallace – "Crash" "G-Force"
- Rasheed Wallace – "Sheed"
- Anthony Jerome Webb - "Spud"[12]
- Chris Webber – "C-Webb"
- Jerry West – "Mr. Clutch", "Zeke From Cabin Creek", "The Logo" (because he was incorporated into the NBA logo)
- Russell Westbrook – "Beastbrook", "Catalyst", "Fashion Icon", "Mr.Triple-Double", "Westbeast", "Rim Wrecker", "Rim Abuser"
- Hassan Whiteside - "The Great Wall", "Agent Block", "Block Mamba", "Mount Whiteside", "Blocktopus", "Blockside"
- Andrew Wiggins – "Maple Jordan",[132] "Ender" "Maple" "Wig-sanity"
- Dominique Wilkins – "The Human Highlight Film"
- Jamaal Wilkes – "Smooth as Silk"
- Deron Williams – "D-Will"
- Jason Williams – "White Chocolate"[133]
- John Williams – "Hot Rod"
- Jerome Williams – "Junkyard Dog"
- John Sam Williams – "Hot Plate"
- Metta World Peace - "Ron Artest" "Ron-Ron" "Crazy Ron" "The Panda's Friend"
- James Worthy – "Big Game James" "The Assassin"
- Tony Wroten – "Wrecking Ball Wroten"
Y
- Yao Ming – "Chairman Yao",[53] "Shaquie Chan",[53] "The China Man", "Great wall of china", "Beast from the far east"
- Nick Young – "Swaggy P"[134]
Z
- Max Zaslofsky – "Slats"[135]
Coaches
- Arnold Auerbach – "Red"[12][23]
- David Blatt – "The Blattchelor"
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty", "Forrest Grump" [40]
- Chuck Daly – "Daddy Rich"
- Clarence Gaines – "Big House"[8][136]
- William Holzman – "Red"[23]
- Dan Issel – "The Horse"[40]
- Phil Jackson – "Zen Master"[137]
- Alvin Julian – "Doggie"[8]
- Mike Krzyzewski – "Coach K"[138]
- Ward Lambert – "Piggy"[95] (because he wore his hair in pigtails as a youngster)[95]
- Don Nelson - "Nellie"[12]
- Gregg Popovich – "Pop"
- Pat Riley - "The godfather"
- John Wooden – "The Wizard of Westwood" (as a coach)[139]
Teams
College
- Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball, 1934–38 – "Mighty Mites"[140]
- Utah Utes men's basketball team, 1943–44 – "Blitz Kids" (freshmen Arnie Ferrin, Herb Wilkinson, Wat Misaka, Bob Lewis, Dick Smuin, Bill Kastlic and sophomore Fred Sheffield)[141]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five"[142] (Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones, Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins).[142]
- University of Houston men's basketball from 1982 to 1984 – "Phi Slama Jama"[142] (led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler)[142]
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 1992–93 – "Fab Five" (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson)[141]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1995–96 – "The Untouchables"[143] (Tony Delk, Antoine Walker)
- University of Illinois men's basketball from 1988 to 1989 – "Flyin' Illini"[142] (led by Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, and Stephen Bardo)[142]
Professional
- Boston Celtics
- "The Big Three" (Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish)
- "The Boston Three Party" (Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce – also called "The Big Three")[144]
- Dallas Mavericks
- "The Big Three" (Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley)[145]
- "Triple J" (Jamal Mashburn, Jason Kidd, and Jimmy Jackson)[146]
- Detroit Pistons – The "Bad Boys"[147] (The Bad Boys employs extreme physical style of play and psychological warfare against enemy teams. Arguably the Bad Boys are famous for having the greatest defense in the NBA and holds the record for most brawl fights in the NBA during 1986 up to 1991)
- "The Bad Boys" (The Original 1986 to 1991) - Isiah Thomas - Zeke / The Captain, Bill Laimbeer - The Black Hat / The Darth Vader Of The NBA, Joe Dumars - Mister Louisiana, Rick Mahorn - The Baddest Bad Boy Of Them All / The Master Of Being Bad, Vinnie Johnson - The Microwave, John Salley - The Spider, Dennis Rodman - The Worm / The Rebound King, James Edwards - Buddha, Mark Aguirre - The Outlaw From Dallas, John Long - The Prolific Piston Scorer, Micheal Williams - Mister Free Throws, Fennis Dembo - The Cowboy
- "The Bad Boys Version 2" 2003 up to 2006 (The Second Generation of Bad Boys are also famous for their great defense although they do not employ extreme physical or psychological methods to defeat enemies, because during this period, the rules in the NBA are sensitive in relation to calling flagrant and technical fouls. During the 2004–2005 season, the Pistons got involved with one of the largest fan-player incidents in the history of American sports, known as Pacers–Pistons brawl. The Bad Boys Version 2 consist of 5 major players) - Ben Wallace - Big Ben, Rasheed Wallace - Sheed, Richard Hamilton- Rip, Tayshaun Prince - The Palace, Chauncey Billups - Mister Big Shot
- Golden State Warriors
- "The Dubs" (short for double-u, as in "The Ws")[148]
- "Splash Brothers" (Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson starting in 2012)[149]
- "Run TMC" (after the hip-hop group Run–D.M.C., for Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin during the 1990s)[150]
- Houston Rockets - "Twin Towers" (Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson)[151]
- Los Angeles Lakers, during the 1980s – "Showtime"[152]
- Minnesota Timberwolves - "The Bounce Brothers" (2014-15 Season Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins)
- Memphis Grizzlies - Grit N Grind, 2010s, for their style of play.[153]
- Portland Trail Blazers – "Jail Blazers",[154] "Rip City" (the city of Portland)[147]
- Miami Heat
- "Home Of The Veterans" (The team acquires plenty of veteran players throughout the years to accompany Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. This veteran players are:) (Shaquille O'Neal, Antoine Walker, Jason Williams, Gary Payton, Shane Battier, Juwan Howard, James Jones, Mike Miller, Chris Andersen, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Amar'e Stoudemire, Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, Goran Dragić, Gerald Green)
- "The Big Three" (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh)
- Los Angeles Clippers – "Lob City" (2012– Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan)[155]
- San Antonio Spurs
- "The Twin Towers" (1998–2003 Tim Duncan, David Robinson)[156]
- "The Big Three" (Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker)
International
- United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team"[157]
- United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team"[158]
- Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors"[159]
- Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA[160]
- Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men")[161]
Locations
- Air Canada Centre – "The Hangar", "Jurassic Park"
- American Airlines Center – "The Hangar"
- American Airlines Arena – "Triple-A"[162]
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse - "The Fieldhouse"
- Barclays Center - "Prokhorov's Palace", "Hipster-City"
- Charlotte Coliseum – "The Hive"[163]
- Chesapeake Energy Arena – "Loud City"[164]
- Chicago Stadium – "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)"
- FedExForum – "The Grindhouse"[165]
- Alico Arena – Dunk City[166]
- Human Performance Center – "Chamber of Horrors"[167]
- Izod Center – "The Meadowlands", "The Swamp"[168]
- Key Arena – "The Key"
- Madison Square Garden – "MSG",[169] "The Mecca",[169] "The Garden"
- Oracle Arena – "Roaracle Arena" (Named after the loud noise in the arena)
- Quicken Loans Arena – "The Q"
- Pepsi Center – "The Can"[170]
- Philips Arena – "The Highlight Factory"[171]
- Target Center - "The Den", "The TC"
- TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Garden – "The Garden"
- Time Warner Cable Arena – "The Cable Box"[172]
- United Center – "The UC", "Madhouse on Madison",[173] "The House that Jordan Built"[174]
- US Airways Center – "The Purple Palace"[175]
- Verizon Center – "The Phone Booth"[176]
See also
- Nickname
- List of hockey nicknames
- List of athletes by nickname
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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