

on the theme of copied nicknames, there was a guy buried down the end of the Bullets bench called Duncan 'Magic' Johnston.
As that was my first season following basketball, for a while I thought he was THE Magic Johnson kids were talking about.


Earl Monroe (NBA 50th anniversary team member) was known as Black Jesus, that sounds like it needs explaining.
Dr J. Julius Erving
Pistol Pete Maravich
Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon
Clyde "the glide" Drexler was a rubbish nickname
Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues
Spud Webb
I have an issue with Lebron James being called King James, it makes no sense as to why you call a king by his surname, you call him King Lebron and James would be to show his lineage. Like the Windsors, Tudors, Plantagenets, Stuarts of England/Britain and the Ramanovs of Russia.
Grandmama was Larry Johnson from the Converse adverts but my favourite
Andrei Kirilenko wore number 47 for Utah and was nicknamed AK47

Anyone have this collector's item?
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"TWIN AIR"
- I second that one. really awful. especially since there was nothing remotely aerial about his game.

I could never work out if "Slow fat c*nt" was my nickname or an insult. Plenty used it though


I always wondered where Wagstaffs nickname came from. At first when i started following the Cats i assumed he must have been a strong unit that bodies everyone and knocks them over. Quicky realised that wasn't the case when i saw him flopping and getting knocked over lol.

and as FSTOS said copying nicks from other leagues sucks and it applies in this case again.



How do you know it wasn't.Because I do, same way I remember he existed. But if you want me to dig up a source about an NBL nickname from 2005, this is the best I can do.



noun
1. one of a breed of small, swift dogs resembling a greyhound, used for hunting rabbits and for racing.
2. Also called whippet tank. a fast, light tank used by the British in World War I.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whippet

Tad Duflemeir.Or, as he was called by one Perth commentator in the mid-80s, "Ted Dumfelder".

Other bad wildcats nicknamesIt was "whippet", not "whip it" or "whippit" or anything else.
David "Whippit" Bailey
I've noticed a correlation between people getting that wrong, and people thinking it's a bad nickname.


DJ now he's at forestville



So? You can be Australian even if you don't like everything that is typically Australian.

"Worst nicknames ....add 'O' to the end of their surname."
Co-signing on this. Hate them, so lame!

I use to like the nickname "Mail-Man" but now when i think of the mail-man i just think of busted up packages thrown over my fence and delivered 4 weeks late. Thanks Aus Post!!!


Engineers get things going, with great efficiency. I think it’s a very appt name. This guy does what’s required to win for the team.

Slow-mo Joe

You clearly don't get it. He engineers comeback wins for the Chargers. Not bad at all.
