Whether it is China or foreign countries, fans everywhere like to nickname their favorite stars, but Chinese fans and foreign fans, the nickname of the same star will sometimes be different, such as the Stags' home star - Giannis Antetokounmpo, we Chinese fans call him "Alphabet Brother", and foreign fans prefer to call him "Greek Freak". So, I don't know what we know about the NBA stars we know, what is their local nickname in the United States? How did this nickname come about?
First of all, no matter which country the fans like to play the harmonic terrier, take the example of Curry, who just won the championship and FMVP this year, his nickname in the United States is "Chef" Curry, not the "primary school student" and "cute body" that we often say in China. So why is Curry called a chef? It turned out that Curry's full name, Stephen, was pronounced similarly to Thatchief (Chef) after reading it quickly, plus Curry's original meaning was curry, the name of a dish, so it was easy to recognize Stephen Curry as "a chef who can make curry".
And to say the most credible Daya nickname in the NBA, then "Truth" Paul Pierce is definitely one of them. The origin of this nickname is actually related to O'Neill! In a 2001 game between the Lakers and the Celtics, the third-year Pierce killed all sides, the whole field roared 42 points, and in an interview with reporters after the game, O'Neal also praised Pierce without hesitation: "Remember what I said next, you have to send it as it is, I am O'Neal, but Pierce is the truth."
The NBA '90s was undoubtedly an era of many nicknames and good sounds, giving birth to such things as "Rain Man" Kemp, "Flying Man" Jordan, "Human Film Essence" Wilkins and so on. But if you want to say one of the best nicknames, then it is undoubtedly "Postman" Malone. The nickname Postman comes from the fact that Carl Malone, as the evergreen tree of the league, has a very high career attendance, 11 82 full attendance in 19 seasons! In addition, As long as Malone plays, he can cut the two doubles of 20+10 data, so Malone is stable like a postman who delivers letters every day, which is why he got his name. However, Malone was also pit by this nickname once, when in the finals, Malone executed a key penalty, and as a result, Pippen whispered a sentence in his ear that "the postman does not work on the weekend", and Malone, who was affected by this sentence, lost both penalties, giving the Bulls a chance to turn the tables.
Among the Warriors, who have just won the championship, there is a "handcuffed" Payton, who is the son of the 90s star "Glove" Old Payton. As the NBA's top outside defender of the 90s and the only point guard to get a DPOY, Payton's nickname comes from his cousin. In 1994, the Suns and Supersonics met in the Western Conference Finals, when Payton defended the Core of the Suns' outside line, Kevin Johnson, only let him score 14 points in one game, and after the game, Payton's cousin also frantically bragged about Payton, describing him as inseparable from Johnson like a glove, so Payton also got the nickname.
Finally, when it comes to the most famous stars of the 80s, then there is no magic Johnson. His nickname is also one of the most famous, leading many people to forget that his original name was Elvin Johnson, not Magic Johnson. However, although the nickname Magician is very famous, there is one person who strongly opposes this nickname, and he is the mother of Magician Johnson.
The nickname Magician comes from an ordinary sports journalist who used the term to describe him when he was covering a high school game for Magician. The nickname spread as soon as it was circulated, but the magician's mother did not like it because she was a devout Christian and thought that the magician was just a profession to perform tricks, so she did not want her son to call it by this name. （ikuet）