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Darko Miličić – "The Human Victory Cigar", because his court appearances were at the end of routs. [28] The first to have this nickname was Stojko Vranković. [136] Reggie Miller – "The Knick Killer" George Mikan – "Mr. Basketball", "The Big Number" [11] Harold Miner – "Baby Jordan" [10] Bill Mlkvy – "The Owl without a Vowel" [7] [10]
This is a list of National Basketball Association team abbreviations and acronyms. Abbreviation/ Acronym Franchise ATL Atlanta Hawks: BOS Boston Celtics: BKN Brooklyn ...
References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...
From Agent Zero to the Zen Master, Rookie Wire reveals the ultimate hierarchy of NBA nicknames. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Fans have been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars. Now, there are still an array of great ones -- but the bad ones? Oh, they're bad.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3]
NBA G League affiliates by NBA team (34 C) * Defunct NBA teams (20 C, 18 P) Relocated NBA teams (34 C, 26 P) A. Atlanta Hawks (10 C, 11 P) B. Boston Celtics (7 C, 24 P)
NBA nicknames have taken on lives of their own over recent decades. Historically very good, the current generation has been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars.