Beauty of the beastly name game
Knowing I’m crazy about names, friend of WYWG Tom sent me a link to this excellent article about sporting nicknames, commending in particular its “castigation of lazy journalism” and some of the punny comments.
However, it must be said that any article about nicknames (sporting or otherwise) that contains no mention of streetball is sorely lacking. To wit: Larry “Bone Collector” Williams, Anthony “Half-Man/Half-Amazing” Heyward, Earvin “I’ll Be Right Back” Opong (because he’s so quick), and my particular favourite, Waliyy Dixon, whose nickname was “The Coming Attraction” until after one particularly nasty dunk he had to be re-named: “The Main Event”.
You can find more streetball nicknames on Inside Hoops and there’s a fairly comprehensive list of NBA nicknames on Streetball Blog.com.
Post your favourite nicknames in the comments, readers!
