Players in the league basically have their own nicknames, and some players have more than one. Of course, some nicknames are very famous, while others are so silent and nameless.
Do you know the story of players' nicknames?
Durant: Death. Durant's touch, scoring ability and psychological quality since he entered the league are not in line with his age. In the 2007 draft, the number one scholar was won by Auden the Great, the hottest in America. The rookie season represented the then SuperSonics (the predecessor of the Thunder) for 80 times. He averaged 20.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 34.6 minutes per game and became the team leader at that time in just one season. Its horrible scoring ability was once dubbed the scoring machine.
Durant is called death because he can kill the game at some critical moments and help the team win. The two most famous events are 16- 17 season and 17- 18 season finals. Both of them were defeated by the Cavaliers in the G3 series of Warriors vs Cavaliers at the same time, both at the last critical moment. Durant hit a near-dead three-pointer in almost the same position for two consecutive years, successfully helping the team win. Killing the game, like a god of death, the title of death continues to be verified.
Malone: Postman. The postman, rain or shine, is a model of stability. Malone 19 season averaged 25 points 19 rebounds per game, which was stable; Malone 10 started 82 games in the season, which was equally shocking. The 39-year-old Malone still started 8 1 game, averaging 2 1 point, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. This stability makes him the second highest scoring player in NBA history, after Karim Abdul-Gabal.
Of course, the most classic sentence about the postman is Pippen's sentence "The postman doesn't deliver letters on Sundays" in the first penalty shot of 1997 finals.
Kobe: Black Mamba. Now, everyone knows that Kobe's nickname is Black Mamba. However, in the early days, his name was not Black Mamba, but China fans called him "Peter Pan".
As a shooting guard second only to Joe in history, his attack is bold and sharp, and his moves are deadly, just like the fierce black mamba. This is Kobe's nickname for himself, but it is very popular with fans. Super competitive spirit and never-say-die fighting spirit have been integrated into this nickname, and mentioning this title is more of a spiritual symbol.
The spirit of "Mamba" inspires Kobe fans and influences a new generation of NBA players. Kobe once had a nickname Peter Pan, but now Mamba is the endorsement of spiritual strength, so this nickname is more popular with fans at present.
Howard: Warcraft. Earlier, China fans called Dwight Howard a "beast" and the title of "Warcraft" belonged to Premier League star Drogba. However, why did the last "God beast" become "Warcraft"? This is also related to Yao Ming. Howard was the first center in NBA at that time, but every time he met Yao Ming, he was always beaten out of the water by Yao Ming.
At that time, there was a popular online game called World of Warcraft, and playing this game was simplified to "playing Warcraft". Yao Ming himself likes this game very much. Later, Yao Ming repaired Howard more and more times, which became Yao Ming's "Eat, Sleep and Play Warcraft". Howard also changed from a "god beast" to a "Warcraft".
Iverson: The answer. Bian Xiao thinks that the nickname "answer" has the same effect as "truth", but Iverson's nickname has different reasons and there are three versions. One theory is that an old friend who calls himself Iverson said that AI was acquired before he joined the League. There is a saying: for the embodiment of his ability, when the peak Iverson is on the court, everyone thinks that the victory of the game will belong to him.
There is another saying: when entering the league, many media questioned the shortest champion in history, so they named him "question". Iverson proved himself with strength, not "question" but "answer".
Van fleet: "Van Jordan". Powell: "Bobby". As two great generals of leonard Raptors, Van fleet and Powell are definitely two people that Raptors fans love and hate. They are capable and confident, and the ball is wild! Even more coincidentally, Van fleet is wearing No.23 and Powell is wearing No.24. I feel that you are here to help us, regardless of your position in Leonard. I feel like you're here to catch the ball and throw it!
These nicknames were definitely a joke. I didn't expect Fan Fleet to get better and better in the second half of the playoffs. After his son was born, he really became a "fan Jordan", and his accuracy remained unchanged. So Raptors fans shouted "Apologize to fan Jordan, I'll go first!"