Worst NBA Player Real & Nick Names

by 3P on Thu May 25, 2006 10:50 am

Lew Alcinder aka Karrem Abdul-Jabber has 2 crazzy names, also smush parker

by **jerry** on Thu May 25, 2006 11:51 am

dont know if these have been said...
Rafael Araujo
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Anderson Varejao

by **The X** on Thu May 25, 2006 10:48 pm

Yohance Bailey wrote:Walt "Clyde" Frazier. Whats the point giving someone a nickname like clyde...and giving someone with the name clyde..the nickname of "glide". I've always thought about this.

isn't "Clyde" a playground name?!? I recall seeing something that mentioned how guys like Earl "The Pearl" Monroe got nicknames like "Black Jesus" when they returned to the playground in the off-season & lit it up....

as for Walt Frazier, the "Clyde"could refer to that he's like a Clydesdale horse?!? for some reason that's what I think or heard....seems very strange though

so I definitely could be wrong....

by **pHLo** on Fri May 26, 2006 12:44 am

The X wrote:as for Walt Frazier, the "Clyde"could refer to that he's like a Clydesdale horse?!? for some reason that's what I think or heard....seems very strange though so I definitely could be wrong....

maybe it's referring to Bonnie & Clyde, the bankrubbers (??)

because of his steals

just a thought

by **Pera** on Fri May 26, 2006 4:14 am

Holy shit

Darko "The Human Victory Cigar" Milicic

OMG

by **cyanide** on Fri May 26, 2006 4:35 am

Yao "Shaqie Chan" Ming

This one is new. I haven't heard that one before

by **Pera** on Fri May 26, 2006 4:49 am

One more:

Chris Kaman – “Horror Show”: Have you seen this guy’s mug yet? If the basketball career doesn’t work out, you’re a dead ringer for every last slasher movie that’s ever to come out.

by **Unrestrict3D** on Fri May 26, 2006 4:54 am

"Caveman" given to Chris Kaman - fits quite well.

by **Bang** on Fri May 26, 2006 5:41 am

Nene means baby in portuguese...which makes his name worse I guess. He's gonna be called a baby for the rest of his life?!

by **jerry** on Fri May 26, 2006 6:52 am

cyanide wrote:
Yao "Shaqie Chan" Ming

This one is new. I haven't heard that one before

hope thats not meant to be racist...

by **Malfa** on Fri May 26, 2006 8:09 am

I'm suprised God Shammgod hasn't been said.

Drafted by the Washington Wizards in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1997 NBA draft.

by **air gordon** on Fri May 26, 2006 8:47 am

to solve the Frazier/Clyde mystery

nba.com/history wrote:With a nickname taken by a Knicks trainer from the folk-hero robber Clyde Barrow, whose life was chronicled in the film Bonnie and Clyde, Frazier presided over the Knicks for 10 years from 1967 to 1977

i always thought Walt Frazier got the nickname due to his cool, personnel style on and off the court. the dude would wear these pimped out outfits hehe

by **J@3** on Fri May 26, 2006 11:30 am

jerry wrote:
cyanide wrote:
Yao "Shaqie Chan" Ming

This one is new. I haven't heard that one before

hope thats not meant to be racist...

Well since the nickname isn't "Big Chink" or "Slopehead from Mars" I'm guessing it wasn't.

by **Tuomas** on Fri May 26, 2006 5:16 pm

Malfa wrote:I'm suprised God Shammgod hasn't been said.

That's like the greatest name ever to play the game of basketball. Unlike Rick Brunson who's name fits his sucky game perfectly.

I remember a player named Honeycutt. That's a cool name too :lol:

Kobe Bryant got his first name from a stake. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant is a cool name as well.

Jamaal "Mel Mel The Abuser" Tinsley

This is also one of the best I've seen in a while.

by **Stevesanity** on Fri May 26, 2006 5:49 pm

Tuomas wrote:
Malfa wrote:I'm suprised God Shammgod hasn't been said.

That's like the greatest name ever to play the game of basketball. Unlike Rick Brunson who's name fits his sucky game perfectly.

I remember a player named Honeycutt. That's a cool name too Kobe Bryant got his first name from a stake. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant is a cool name as well.

Jamaal "Mel Mel The Abuser" Tinsley

This is also one of the best I've seen in a while.

Jerald Honeycutt?

Moses Malone must have had a hard time too, Im sure its hard to have a name like Moses as your first name as somewhat seen in He Got Game with Jesus Shuttlesworth it can become frustrating and embarassing to that person and open up for plenty of name calling though I love the explanation Jake (Denzel) gives on why he named his son (Ray) Jesus.

by **Tuomas** on Fri May 26, 2006 6:08 pm

Yea that's the guy.

I agree on the Jesus/Moses thingy, I wonder how so many spanish people name their sons Jesus. Weird. It's like giving your son the first name "god" :crazy:

God Shammgod

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri May 26, 2006 7:41 pm

air gordon wrote:to solve the Frazier/Clyde mystery

nba.com/history wrote:With a nickname taken by a Knicks trainer from the folk-hero robber Clyde Barrow, whose life was chronicled in the film Bonnie and Clyde, Frazier presided over the Knicks for 10 years from 1967 to 1977

i always thought Walt Frazier got the nickname due to his cool, personnel style on and off the court. the dude would wear these pimped out outfits hehe

I've heard that too, that his demeanour and taste in fashion earned the moniker taken from Clyde of "Bonnie and Clyde" fame.

by **Unrestrict3D** on Sat May 27, 2006 5:40 am

Bob Bigelow
Otis Birdsong
Uwe Blab
Dexter Boney
Woody Sauldsberry

Just a few that I found at http://www.databasebasketball.com. It's a really useful site with pretty much EVERY NBA player even if they didn't play any games.

by **Its_asdf** on Sat May 27, 2006 6:27 am

"The Owl Without a Vowel" Bill Mlkvy. Wow, what a nickname. And an even more impressive last name.

by **[Q]** on Sat May 27, 2006 8:21 am

I don't think God Shammgod is his given name... I tihnk he changed it from something else

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