List of Nicknames

From Hoopedia

Here is a brief listing of some of the better nicknames in basketball. Feel free to add some more.

• A. D.--Adrian Dantley
• The A-Train--Artis Gilmore
• The Admiral--David Robinson
• Air Canada--Vince Carter
• Air Jordan--Michael Jordan
• Agent Zero--Gilbert Arenas
• The Answer, A.I.--Allen Iverson
• AK-47--Andrei Kirilenko
• B.Easy--Micheal Beasley
• Babe Ruth of Basketball--John Beckman
• Baby Jordan-- Harold Miner
• Baron of the Bluegrass--Adolph Rupp
• The Basketball Maestro--Kobe Bryant
• Bear--Steve Sheppard
• Bells--Walt Bellamy
• The Big D--Dave DeBusschere
• The Big E--Elvin Hayes
• The Big O--Oscar Robertson
• The Big Aristotle--Shaquille O'Neal
• Big Baby--Glen Davis
• Big Country--Bryant Reeves
• The Big Dipper--Wilt Chamberlain
• The Big Fundamental--Tim Duncan
• Big Game James--James Worthy
• Big House--Clarence Gaines
• The Big Shaqtus--Shaquille O'Neal
• The Big Smooth--Sam Perkins
• Big Shot Rob--Robert Horry
• Big Red-- Bill Walton
• The Big Ticket--Kevin Garnett
• Birdman--Chris Andersen
• Black Jesus--Earl Monroe
• Black Mamba--Kobe Bryant
• Blaze--Carol Blazejowski
• Boki--Bostjan Nachbar
• Booger--Ed Smith
• Cap--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Captain Canada--Steve Nash
• Catfish--Travis Outlaw
• Caveman--Tom Barlow
• CB4--Chris Bosh
• The Closer--Kobe Bryant
• Clyde the Glide--Clyde Drexler
• Chet The Jet--Chet Walker
• Chief--Robert Parish
• Chocolate Thunder--Darryl Dawkins
• Clyde--Walt Frazier
• Cool Hand Luke--Luke Jackson
• The Cooz--Bob Cousy
• Cornbread--Cedric Maxwell
• CP3--Chris Paul
• Crash--Gerald Wallace
• Creeper--Rich Laurel
• The Croation Sensation--Toni Kukoc
• Da Kid-- Kevin Garnett
• D-Fish--Derek Fisher
• D-Rose--Derrick Rose
• D-Wade--Dwyane Wade
• D-Will--Deron Williams
• DJ--Dennis Johnson
• Deke--Dikembe Mutombo
• Dennis the Menace--Dennis Rodman
• Dice--Antonio McDyess
• The Diesel--Shaquille O'Neal
• The Dobber--Bob Lanier
• Dr. J--Julius Erving
• The Doctor--Julius Erving
• Doggie--Alvin Julian
• Dollar Bill--Bill Bradley
• Downtown Freddie--Fred Brown
• Dugie--Slater Martin
• Dunkadelic Flight-361--Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh
• Durantula--Kevin Durant
• El Sid--Sidney Moncrief
• Flash--Dwyane Wade
• Flight--James White
• The Goat--Earl Manigault
• The Glove-- Gary Payton
• Hakeem the Dream--Hakeem Olajuwon
• Half-Man, Half-Amazing--Vince Carter
• The Hawk--Connie Hawkins
• Heavenly Twins--Max Friedman and Barney Sedran
• Helicopter--Herman Knowings
• The Helicopter--Melvin Levett
• The Hibachi--Gilbert Arenas
• The Hick From French Lick--Larry Bird
• His Airness--Michael Jordan
• Hondo--John Havlicek
• Honey--John Russell
• Houdini of the Hardwood--Bob Cousy
• The Human Eraser--Marvin Barnes
• The Human Highlight Film--Dominique Wilkins
• The Human Victory Cigar--Darko Milicic
• The Iceman--George Gervin
• Il Mago--Andrea Bargnani
• Invincible--Vince Carter
• J-Kidd--Jason Kidd
• The Jet--Kenny Smith
• Joe D--Joe Dumars
• Jumpin' Joe--Joe Fulks
• Junkyard Dog--Darrell Walker
• Kangaroo Kid--Billy Cunningham, Jim Pollard
• KG--Kevin Garnett
• King James--LeBron James
• K.Love--Kevin Love
• Ko P. DeLA-Ron-- Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, Ron Artest
• Krypto-Nate--Nate Robinson
• L.A.--LaMarcus Aldridge
• Larry Legend--Larry Bird
• Linsanity--Jeremy Lin
• The Logo--Jerry West
• Long Tall Sallie--Connie Hawkins
• Luke--Jerry Lucas
• 'Bold textMachine Gun' Travis Grant
• Mad Max--Vernon Maxwell
• Magic Johnson--Earvin Johnson
• The Mailman--Karl Malone
• Manimal--Kenneth Faried
• The Matrix--Shawn Marion
• Melo--Carmelo Anthony
• Mighty Mite--Barney Sedran
• MJ--Michael Jordan
• The Mogul--Eddie Gottlieb
• Mookie-- Daron Blaylock]]
• Mount--Dikembe Mutumbo
• Mr. 81--Kobe Bryant
• Mr. Basketball--George Mikan
• Mr. Big Shot--Chauncey Billups
• Mr. Clutch--Jerry West
• Mr. Pro Basketball--Fred Zollner
• Moose--Ed Krause
• Muggsy--Tyron Bogues
• Murph--Calvin Murphy
• The Natural--Brandon Roy
• Nique--Dominique Wilkins
• The Owl Without a Vowel--Bill Mlkvy
• Pac-Man--Nikola Peković, Robert Pack
• The Pearl--Earl Monroe
• Penny--Anfernee Hardaway
• Piggy-- Ward Lambert
• Pistol Pete--Pete Maravich
• Pitchin' Paul--Paul Arizin
• Poison--Joseph Brennan
• Prof--Ernest Blood
• The Queen--Hortencia Marcari
• Red--Red Auerbach, Forrest DeBernardi, Red Holzman, Red Kerr, Red Klotz, Red Mihalik, Red Sarachek
• The Reignman --Shawn Kemp
• Rip--Richard Hamilton
• The Round Mound of Rebound--Charles Barkley
• Satch--Tom Sanders
• Serge Who-Blocka--Serge Ibaka
• Shaq--Shaquille O'Neal
• Shaqovic--Shaquille O'Neal
• Silk--Jamaal Wilkes
• Sir Charles--Charles Barkley
• Sir Sid--Sidney Moncrief
• Skip to my Lou--Rafer Alston
• Skywalker--David Thompson
• Spree-- Latrell Sprewell
• The Spider--John Salley
• Starbury--Stephon Marbury
• Stretch--Charles Murphy
• Superman--Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard
• Sweetwater--Nat Clifton
• Tarzan--Charles Cooper
• Tanketa-- Marc Gasol
• Thunder DanDan Majerle
• Tiny--Nate Archibald
• T-Mac--Tracy McGrady
• The Terminator--[Tom Hammonds]
• The Truth--Paul Pierce
• Uncle Cliffy--Cliff Robinson
• Uptown--Shannon Brown
• The Vanilla Gorilla--Joel Przybilla
• Vinsanity--Vince Carter
• Wilt The Stilt--Wilt Chamberlain
• White Mamba--Brian Scalabrine
• White Chocolate--Jason Williams
• World--Lloyd B. Free
• The Wizard--Gus Williams
• The Worm--Dennis Rodman
• X-Man--Xavier McDaniel
• Z--Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
• Big Z--Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
• Zeke--Isiah Thomas
• Zo---Alonzo Mourning