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United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [248] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [249] 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]
"Pitchin' Paul" = Paul Arizin, United States basketball player [97] "Pooh" = Jerome Richardson, United States basketball player [98] "Popeye" = Ronald Jones, United States power forward [99] "The Reign Man" = Shawn Kemp, United States power forward [100] "Red" = Johnny Kerr, United States basketball player [101]
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.
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Nicknamed groups of basketball players (1 C, 10 P) ... List of nicknames in basketball; List of nicknames used in Philippine basketball; A. Air Jordan (nickname) F.
Players like Kelly Oubre Jr. and DeMar DeRozan offer playoff-friendly schedules and steady production, while high-risk names like LaMelo Ball and Zion Williamson could sink your season.
University of Houston logo. Phi Slama Jama was a name given to the men's college basketball teams of the Houston Cougars from 1981 to 1984. Coined by former Houston Post sportswriter Thomas Bonk, [1] the nickname was quickly adopted by the players and even appeared on team warmup suits by the middle of the 1982–83 season.
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball in the Philippines.Most are related to professional basketball leagues such as the Philippine Basketball Association, Metropolitan Basketball Association and others, although a few notable nicknames from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) are included.