Chapter 499: The Nickname of an NBA Star 2

After watching the NBA for so many years, generations of stars have also accompanied the fans through their youth, whether it is their achievements on the court or their charming appearance, they are deeply imprinted in the hearts of fans and have never forgotten them.

In fact, many stars have their loud nicknames that are one of the main reasons why their figures are deeply imprinted in the hearts of fans, and they are not even called by their names when talking about them, only their nicknames, and today we will pick up the nicknames of those stars that we are familiar with.

Jordan is revered as the god of basketball for thousands of reasons, and there is no doubt that this is a recognition of him by fans and the NBA league, as well as the promotion he has brought to the development of basketball as a whole. He can do anything on the basketball court, setting a series of records, and off the court he has put basketball and the NBA around the world. God is omnipotent and supreme.

The nickname of Wilkins, the king of dunks, comes from a senior NBA reporter's summary of Wilkins' post-game interview, he said: He is the man I have ever seen who really completes the art of dunking, and his performance is like those highlights of the movie, which you will never forget for many years. Since then, the nickname "The Essence of Human Cinema" has been with Wilkins to this day.

Rodman's style of play is vigorous, the court performance is full of passion, especially his colorful hair and quirky playing board, Chinese fans nicknamed him "Hua Da Worm" In fact, Rodman's nickname has nothing to do with it, because Rodman always liked to curl up and crawl around in the park when he was a child, and he was called "Big Worm" by his friends like a wriggling bug, and has been following him ever since.

Penny Hardaway's name is so loud that many fans forget that his name is actually Anferne, and the nickname of Penny comes from his grandmother, who often proudly called him "Proudy" but because of his accent, he was often heard as "Pe."

y (penny)" spread the word among the neighbors and friends around him.

These are all historical legends that are relatively far away from us, and other more famous ones are "Dr. J" Irving, Magic Johnson, Big Bird Bird, God's Left Hand Chris Mullin, "Iceman" George Gervin, "Admiral" David Robinson and so on. Let's take a look at the nicknames of the stars that are closer to us.

O'Neill's full name is "Shaquille, O'Noel", and "Shaquille" in English sounds similar to "Shark", and foreigners are very fond of finding a short syllable word that sounds similar to the name as a nickname, coupled with O'Neill's huge size and dominance on the court, the nickname of the shark has become loud over time.

The Black Mamba's nickname sounds very loud and is Kobe's favorite nickname. This nickname comes from Kobe Bryant's score of 81 points, the reporter asked him "If you used an animal to describe yourself, what would you choose" Kobe replied firmly: "BlackMamba" He thinks that Black Mamba's bloodiness and fighting consciousness are very similar to himself, so he gave himself such a nickname.

The nickname "Frachise" is the meaning of the boss, and he took on the responsibility of the leader when he first arrived at the Rockets, not only has excellent ability, but also is very righteous, and after Yao Ming arrived, he took care of him in many ways, and finally all his teammates and Chinese fans called him "Boss Francis"

There are many versions of the source of this nickname for the answer, and no one knows which one is true, but I think the closest thing is probably because Iverson was born in a black ghetto and has been on the streets since he was a child, and there are constant problems. When he first entered the NBA, the Philadelphia media was puzzled by why the little man was chosen, and his previous convictions thought he would be a "question" for the team to move forward, but Iverson immediately countered that he was not a question but an answer: Anser, and responded with a performance on the court.

James has a lot of nicknames, and he left the nickname "Old Beijing" during his trip to China, but in the NBA, his nickname of the little emperor is the loudest, and he had this nickname in high school, and was called "KingJames" at the time, and later NIKE company in order to build him as an emperor superstar, thinking that he was another "god number" after Jordan, so he was rumored to be the little emperor.

There are many nicknames about Curry, but most of them are given by Chinese netizens, such as Ku Ritian, Ku Hao, and so on. Mainly based on Curry's God-accurate three-point shot and his appearance, it can be regarded as a good fit.

"The Flash" Wade's former teammate O'Neal took the nickname to describe Wade's lightning-fast speed.

"Pearl" Earl Monroe. Those who play in New York may prefer to call him "The Black Jesus", and the New York legend is best known by the nickname "Pearl". Without a doubt, he was one of the craziest stars of his time. In '197, Monroe helped New York win the team's most recent championship.

The origin of Sean Kemp's nickname "Rain Man": Because Kemp was simply unstoppable at that time, always flying on the basket, he was nicknamed ReignMan, which means ruler. However, this Reign and Rain are homophones, so it may be a false rumor, or it may be intentional, and people call him "Rain Man".

"Big Dream" Hakeem OlajuwonOlajuwonOlajuwonOlajuwon's freshman year at the University of Houston was nicknamed by basketball commentator Dick Vitale.

One of the most likable personalities in the NBA, he has not only given himself many nicknames, but even named his dunk moves one by one. The former centre-forward's brutal performances in the box will be remembered alongside his nickname "Chocolate Lightning". "Chocolate Lightning" Darryl Dawkins.

"Glove" Gary Payton '9 Western Conference Finals Payton successfully limited Suns guard Kevin Johnson, and one of Payton's cousins commented, "It's like a glove over a basketball."

Ralph Alstom's nickname as the former and1 star comes from his nimble style of play.

Jerome "Junk Dog" WilliamsSlick Mahon has given the defensive titan a very apt nickname.

Chris Anderson "Birdman" Anderson in the Summer League always jumped high to try to block all the opponent's shots, which earned him the nickname "Birdman", and then Anderson simply tattooed a pair of wings on both arms.

For West, he probably has as many nicknames as he has received in his career. In the hometown town of West Virginia, West is known as "ZekefromCabinCreek" (Zeke from CabinCreek). After becoming the prototype of the silhouette of that character in the NBA logo, many people called him "thelogo", and "Mr. Outside" was nicknamed "Mr. Inside" by his teammate Baylor. Of course, the most famous nickname is "Mr. Key", as he has put on heroic performances in the final moments of the game countless times. (To be continued)