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*[[Dan Issel]] - "The Horse"<ref name = Denver165/>
*[[Dan Issel]] - "The Horse"<ref name = Denver165/>
*[[Allen Iverson]] - "The Answer",<ref>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bdsrzKm6_AEC&pg=PA68 | page = 68 | title = Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson | first = Larry | last = Platt | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2003 | ISBN = 0060097744 }}</ref>
*[[Allen Iverson]] - "The Answer",<ref>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bdsrzKm6_AEC&pg=PA68 | page = 68 | title = Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson | first = Larry | last = Platt | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2003 | ISBN = 0060097744 }}</ref>
*[[LeBron James]] - "(The) L-Train",<ref name=encyc/> "King James",<ref name = Cleveland/> "The Akron Hammer" "LBJ"
*[[LeBron James]] - "(The) L-Train",<ref name=encyc/> "King James",<ref name = Cleveland/> "The Akron Hammer" "LBJ" "The Chosen One"
*[[Magic Johnson|Earvin Johnson]] - "Magic",<ref name=encyc/><ref name = Idiot341/><ref name = Hartman31>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Ps5bFjaB5PsC&pg=PA31 | page = 31 | title = The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists | first = Steve | last = Hartman | first2 = Matt | last2 = Smith | publisher = Basic Civitas Books | year = 2009 | ISBN = 0762435208}}</ref> "Buck",<ref name = Idiot341/> "E.J."<ref name = Idiot341/>
*[[Magic Johnson|Earvin Johnson]] - "Magic",<ref name=encyc/><ref name = Idiot341/><ref name = Hartman31>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Ps5bFjaB5PsC&pg=PA31 | page = 31 | title = The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists | first = Steve | last = Hartman | first2 = Matt | last2 = Smith | publisher = Basic Civitas Books | year = 2009 | ISBN = 0762435208}}</ref> "Buck",<ref name = Idiot341/> "E.J."<ref name = Idiot341/>
*[[Gus Johnson]] - "Honeycomb"<ref name = Idiot342/>
*[[Gus Johnson]] - "Honeycomb"<ref name = Idiot342/>

Revision as of 17:40, 6 August 2010

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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

Coaches

Teams

College

Professional

International

Locations

See also

Notes

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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 0345513924.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 342. ISBN 0028626796.
  8. ^ "Ring the Alarm". Vibe: 113. 2006. {{cite journal}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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  21. ^ a b c d Banks, Kerry (2005). The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records. Greystone Books. p. 42. ISBN 1553651227.
  22. ^ a b c d e f Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, Incredible Buzzer-Beaters, and Other Oddities. Brassey's. p. 86. ISBN 1574883615.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 341. ISBN 0028626796.
  24. ^ Zicarelli, Frank (2010-06-22). "Time for Bosh to go". Toronto Sun.
  25. ^ a b c d Gastineau, Mike; Thiel, Art; Rudman, Steve (2009). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. Basic Civitas Books. p. 190. ISBN 0762435224.
  26. ^ Murphy, Keith (2006). "Reasonable Doubt". Vibe: 116. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  27. ^ Markazi, Arash (2010-04-28). "Durant definitely a believer in Bryant". ESPNLosAngeles.com.
  28. ^ Patton, Gregg (2010-06-19). "Lord of the Rings". The Press Enterprise. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  29. ^ Kriegel, Mark (2008). Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich. Simon and Schuster. p. 190. ISBN 0743284984.
  30. ^ Drexler, Clyde; Eggers, Kerry (2004). Clyde the Glide. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 344. ISBN 1582617422.
  31. ^ "Wilt Chamberlain". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  32. ^ MacRae, Sloan (2009). The Los Angeles Lakers. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 1404281320.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Brown, Irv (2008). The Great Book of Denver Sports Lists. Running Press. p. 165. ISBN 0762433558.
  34. ^ Patrick Parker (2008-03-27). "Shaq vs. Big Baby". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  35. ^ Benbow, Julian (2010-01-25). "Davis: Call me 'Uno-Uno'". Celtics Blog.
  36. ^ "Tim Duncan". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  37. ^ Adams, Sean (2004). Tim Duncan. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 98. ISBN 0822517930.
  38. ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (2010-04-23). "Youthful Thunder finally get better of Lakers". NBA.com.
  39. ^ Hartman, Steve; Smith, Matt (2009). The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists. Basic Civitas Books. p. 32. ISBN 0762435208.
  40. ^ a b c Banks, Kerry (2005). The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records. Greystone Books. p. 39. ISBN 1553651227.
  41. ^ Garnett's Top 10 Defensive Plays, NBA.com
  42. ^ MacMullan, Jackie (2010-05-13). "Garnett, James lead along different paths".
  43. ^ a b c Brown, Donald H. (2007). A Best of Basketball Story. AuthorHouse. p. 59. ISBN 1434341933.
  44. ^ a b Banks, Kerry (2005). The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records. Greystone Books. p. 41. ISBN 1553651227.
  45. ^ Norman, Wayne; Porter, Robert S. (2005). Hoop tales: UConn Huskies men's basketball. Globe Pequot. p. 162. ISBN 0762737859.
  46. ^ a b c d e Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, Incredible Buzzer-Beaters, and Other Oddities. Brassey's. p. 87. ISBN 1574883615.
  47. ^ Brown, Irv (2008). The Great Book of Denver Sports Lists. Running Press. p. 164. ISBN 0762433558.
  48. ^ Banks, Kerry (2005). The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records. Greystone Books. p. 174. ISBN 1553651227.
  49. ^ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 193. ISBN 0345513924.
  50. ^ a b "Chat Transcript: Grant Hill". NBA.com. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  51. ^ a b "Horry's last-minute shot helps Spurs to 3–1 series lead". ESPN.com. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  52. ^ a b c "No more Superman: Howard called 'Foul on You'". Associated Press. 2010-04-26.
  53. ^ Livingston, Bill; Brinda, Greg (2008). The Great Book of Cleveland Sports Lists. Running Press. p. 251. ISBN 0762434163.
  54. ^ Platt, Larry (2003). Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson. HarperCollins. p. 68. ISBN 0060097744.
  55. ^ a b c Hartman, Steve; Smith, Matt (2009). The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists. Basic Civitas Books. p. 31. ISBN 0762435208.
  56. ^ "NBA Nicknames: Ronald "Popeye" Jones". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  57. ^ Jet. Vol. 93, no. 25. 1998-05-18. p. 54 http://books.google.com/books?id=NTsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  58. ^ "Michael Jordan bio". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  59. ^ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 0345513924.
  60. ^ "NBA Nicknames: Andrei Kirilenko". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  61. ^ Listed on his 93–94 Fleer Ultra "Famous Nicknames" card
  62. ^ a b Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, Incredible Buzzer-Beaters, and Other Oddities. Brassey's. p. 89. ISBN 1574883615.
  63. ^ Rubin, Roger; Lennon, David (2006). The Great New York Sports Debate: Two New York Sportswriters Go Head-to-head on the 50 Most Heated Questions. Plume. p. 240. ISBN 0452287545.
  64. ^ "Heat Insider: Shawn Marion". NBA.com/Heat. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  65. ^ "NBA Nicknames: Cedric Maxwell - "Cornbread"". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
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  67. ^ a b Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, Incredible Buzzer-Beaters, and Other Oddities. Brassey's. p. 90. ISBN 1574883615.
  68. ^ Sugar, Bert Randolph; Richardson, C. N.; Gallo, Bill (2009). The Ultimate Book of New York Lists: Everything You Need to Know about the Greatest City on Earth. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 48. ISBN 1602397740.
  69. ^ Arseneault, Paul; Assaff, Peter (2006). Steve Nash. Heritage Group Distribution. p. 72. ISBN 1894974255.
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  71. ^ Harris, Beth (2009-06-03). "Lamar Odom: The candy man can for Lakers". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  72. ^ a b c d e f g h i Banks, Kerry (2005). The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records. Greystone Books. p. 37. ISBN 1553651227.
  73. ^ "NBA Nicknames: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  74. ^ Farrell, Perry A. (2004). Tales from the Detroit Pistons. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 181. ISBN 1582617783.
  75. ^ a b Gastineau, Mike; Thiel, Art; Rudman, Steve (2009). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. Basic Civitas Books. p. 189. ISBN 0762435224.
  76. ^ Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 341-42. ISBN 0028626796.
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  78. ^ "Anthony Randolph at the 2008 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot". youtube.com. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  79. ^ Chin, Oliver Clyde (2003). The Tao of Yao: Insights from Basketball's Brightest Big Man, Volume 2003. Frog Books. pp. 48–50. ISBN 1583940901.
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  81. ^ Leboutillier, Nate (2006). The Story of the Golden State Warriors. The Creative Company. p. 25. ISBN 158341407X.
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  88. ^ a b Conner, Floyd (2001). Basketball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Hoops' Outrageous Dunkers, Incredible Buzzer-Beaters, and Other Oddities. Brassey's. p. 91. ISBN 1574883615.
  89. ^ Hartman, Steve; Smith, Matt (2009). The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists. Basic Civitas Books. p. 29. ISBN 0762435208.
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  94. ^ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 236. ISBN 0345513924.
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