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Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [250] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [251] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [252] Australia men's national basketball team – "The Boomers" [253] Australia women's national basketball team – "The Opals" [254]
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List of college nickname changes in the United States List of college team nicknames in the United States Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
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.
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 ]
In reference to "gridiron", a common name for the playing fields in American and Canadian football. Tall Blacks [36] Basketball (men) In reference to the height of most professional basketball players Tall Ferns [36] Basketball (women) Volley Blacks [37] Volleyball (men) Volley Ferns [37] Volleyball (women) Wheel Blacks [38] Wheelchair rugby ...
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.