Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [247] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [248] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [249] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [250] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [251]
Walt Williams, United States basketball player [128] "The Worm" = Dennis Rodman , United States power forward [ 129 ] "The X-Man" = Xavier McDaniel , American power forward [ 130 ]
Vinnie Johnson. Vincent Johnson (born September 1, 1956), is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was nicknamed " the Microwave " in the NBA for his ability to score quickly off the bench.
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), [1] and he was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–1976 season.
By JOHN DORN and JARED RUSSO 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 ...
Damian Lillard. Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. (born July 15, 1990 [1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded for his big shots in the clutch, he has been nicknamed " Dame Time ".
Michael Jordan. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
The "Celtics" nickname and the team's mascot "Lucky the Leprechaun" are nods to Boston's historically large Irish population, and also to the Original Celtics, a barnstorming basketball team that played in the early 20th century. [13] The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers, who are second in NBA history with 17 ...