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On the Reddit forum in the United States, there was a post of American netizens discussing Chinese fans nicknamed NBA players in Chinese. American netizens were impressed by the wisdom of Chinese fans one after another.
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China is crazy for the NBA and Chinese netizens have created their own (or improved upon) several NBA players’ nicknames.
Chinese nicknames are often incredibly layered puns, sometimes playing on the written form of the name, sometimes on their playing style, or other traits of the player.
Identify the NBA player for each nickname.
NBA is very popular in China, and Chinese fans have also given various Chinese nicknames to some NBA players (or upgraded and improved the players’ original nicknames).
The Chinese nicknames of players often contain puns and are very beautiful! Sometimes those nicknames are inspired by players’ names, sometimes from players’ playing styles, or other characteristics of players.
Let’s guess which NBA players these nicknames are ~ ~ ~
Examples
Example:
1. Skyfucker * (Library Day)
Nicknamed so for his penchant of launching shots into the sky [PG, GSW]
Tip: Get this nickname because this player is good at shooting and likes to shoot the ball upside down. (This person is a warrior guard)
Answer: Stephen Curry
Answer: Stephen Curry
2. Letters Bro * (letter brother)
Since his name has so so many letters… [PF, Bucks]
Tip: I got this nickname because there are too many letters in the player’s name… (He Is Bucks team forward)
Answer: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Answer: Yanis-adtokunbo
On to the questions…
Exam paper
• 20 questions in all
Full Volume 20 questions
• 5 points per correct answer
5 points for one question
• For a maximum of 20×5=100 points
100 points
1. Human Peristalsis * (Human peristaltic essence)
Because he plays sooo slowly….
Hint: I got this nickname, because this person plays too much… Slow… It’s…
Answer: Kyle “Slo-Mo” Anderson
Answer: Carl Anderson
2. Ninja turtle *
Because he looks like one…
Hint: Get this nickname, because he looks like one of the Ninja Turtles.
Answer: Russell Westbrook
Answer: Russell-Westbrook
3. Shoe King *
Because of this player’s absurdly large collection of sneakers
Hint: Because this player has a crazy collection of sneakers.
Answer: PJ Tucker,
Answer: PJ-Tucker
4. Nerve Knife (Nerve Knife)
Because he’s so inconsistent, it’s like taking a knife to your nerves.
Hint: has won NBA 6MOTY award, currently retired
Hint: this person’s projection is extremely unstable, as if there is a knife on his nerve line, and the nerve will break at any time.
Tip 2: He has won the best sixth person and has retired now.
Answer: JR Smith
Answer: JR-Smith
5. Gaffe God *
The only Shaqtin’-a-Fool multi-MVP
Hint: the only man who won the MVP of the “five giants” many times.
Answer: Javale McGee
Answer: jarville-Mackey
6. Flying fat pig
This chonky-at-times HoF-er flew around for his rebounds…
Tip: This short Stout Hall of Fame member once grabbed a rebound to fly everywhere.
Answer: Charles Barkley
Answer: Charles Barkley
7. Fat Cola * (Fat Cola)
This is a play on his name as well as the fact that he used to drink 2-3 liters of Coke daily
Hint: this nickname is partly homophonic with the English name of the player. At the same time, it is also because the player likes to drink cola and once drank 3 liters a day.
Answer: Nikola Jokic
Answer: Nicola-yorkich
8. The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings)
Because this player has all of ’em rings…
Hint: because the championship ring won by this player can cover all his fingers.
Answer: Bill Russell
Answer: Bill Russell
9. No Eyebrow Knight
Answer: Charlie Villanueva
Answer: Charlie Villanueva
(Old fans should know Villanueva)
10. Mattress (Mattress Simmons)
Some believe this is because a Chinese word for mattress happens to sound like this player’s last name: _________.
Also, this Chinese word for “mattress” originally came from the Chinese name of the _________ mattress company. The ________ mattress company has become genericized for mattresses in China (kinda like how Kleenex or Band-Aid are genericized brands)
PS: In hindsight, this also works well because this player soft af
Hint: Some people think that the reason for taking this nickname is that Chinese called the mattress “Simmons”, which sounds very similar to the player’s surname. At the same time, Chinese people generally call the mattress “Simmons”, which is derived from an American mattress brand “Simmons”. (It is similar to that in the United States, the paper towel is generally called “Shujie” and the Band-Aid is called “Bondi”.)
Tip 2: After working, this nickname is also more appropriate, because this player does play a soft game.
Answer: Ben Simmons
Answer: Ben Simmons
11. Pampas Eagle –> Pampas Condor (Pampas Eagle-> Pampas Vulture)
He was nicknamed the Pampas Eagle when young, and then was nicknamed the Pampas Condor due to his baldness with age.
Hint: this player was called “PAMPAS Eagle” when he was young. After he got older, he was renamed “PAMPAS vulture” because he was bald “.
Answer: Manu Ginobili (Pampas refers to the grassland region in Argentina, akin to what we call prairie in America)
Answer: Manu Ginobili (PAMPAS refers to the Argentine grassland, similar to the North American prairie on the US side.)
12. King of the crafts (aka Six-Step ____)* (xiehuang, Dragon Six steps or Dragon eight steps)
The OG King of the ‘Crab Dribble’ lol
Tip: The originator of crab step, ha ha ha!
Answer: Lebron James
Answer: LeBlanc James
13. Short Fin * (Short Fin)
A player with short ‘fins’, a reference to his short-ish wingspan (his wingspan is barely 1 inch more than his height). Also a tiny bit of wordplay on his name.
Hint: this nickname refers to a short-arm player whose arm show may be 1 inch (about 2.54cm) longer than his height. At the same time, this nickname also played the player’s name.
The last rookie to be an NBA All-Star.
Hint: He is the latest all-star player in the rookie season.
Answer: Blake Griffin
Answer: Blake Griffin
The Mamba Nicknames
Nickname of “Mamba” series
14. Box out Mamba (aka Aquaman)* (banmamba, someone else called it “Sea King”)
For his elite boxing-out abilities
Hint: this player is his best skill in blocking people when grabbing rebounds.
Answer: Steven Adams
Answer: Steven Adams
15. Strength Conserving Mamba * (health Manba)
Because people (back in 2018) felt that this former #1 overall pick was not not aggressive enough, and often avoided dunking. He did assuage some of those doubts with an all-star season in 2021-22
Tip: before 2018, everyone thought that this former champion man didn’t have to play hard and often didn’t like to finish the end with dunk. After entering the all-star in the 2021-22 season, he calmed down some doubts about his playing health.
Answer: Andrew Wiggins
Answer: Andrew Wikins
16. Technical Mamba * (Technical criminal Mamba)
For the innumerable techs this 4x All Star Center used to receive. Injuries have nearly forced him out of the league.
Hint: this was the 4-time All-Star center, and he had eaten countless skill criminals, and the injury forced him to stay away from NBA almost.
Answer: DeMarcus Cousins
Answer: de Markus-kaoxins
17. “Flat Mamba” (aka Potassium Iodide)* (pingmamba, also known as Potassium Iodide)
Tips: Horizon said; Potassium iodide chemical formula KI
Answer: Kyrie Irving
Answer: Carey Owen
18. Pancake Mamba * (cake Mamba)
Because in Chinese scoring off of alley-oop lob passes is known as “eating pancakes”. And this Center has almost always had an All-NBA guard teammate to feed him.
Hint: because in the eyes of Chinese fans, they call it “eating cakes” when receiving the empty pick assist to finish dunking “. However, this player can play with the defender of the league’s best team almost every time and get the feedback from the latter.
Answer: Clint Capela
Answer: Clint Capella
19. Coffin Mamba * (Coffin Mamba)
People felt that this “16-game player” played like an old man in the regular season, but then suddenly comes back to life in the several deep playoff runs he has had in the past decade.
Hint: everyone thinks that the player who “only plays 16 games a year” is like an old man in the regular season, but after entering the playoffs, he suddenly becomes alive and kicking again, this player has been like this in the playoffs for nearly ten years.
Answer: Andre Iguodala
Answer: Andre igodala
20. Porcelain Mamba * (Porcelain Mamba)
Nicknamed thus, for his efforts to draw fouls despite being hardly touched.
In Chinese, “bumping porcelain” (touch porcelain) is a euphemism for faking traffic accidents in order to fraudulently collect compensation.
The expression dates to the Qing Dynasty, when scam artists would carry a fake porcelain vase and purposely bump into a rickshaw and drop the vase, causing it to shatter.
This concept explains why NBA players who flop are called Sons of Jingdezhen, since Jingdezhen is a town in China famous as a center of porcelain production.
The above player is acknowledged as the master of this art & hence has been dubbed the Mayor of Jingdezhen, which we night translate more freely as the “Mayor of Floptown.”
Tip: Get this nickname, because this player will still try his best to make a foul without encountering strong physical confrontation. In Chinese context, “touch porcelain” is a euphemism for “forging traffic accidents to defraud compensation. However, “touch porcelain” can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty in China. At that time, a good swindler would hold a fake porcelain bottle in hand, deliberately find a carriage to hit it, and then drop the porcelain bottle, break it to defraud the victim of compensation. In this context, it is not difficult to explain why those NBA players who love to fall are called “the son of Jingdezhen”, because Jingdezhen is a famous hometown of porcelain in China. The player mentioned in this topic was awarded the honorable title of “Jingdezhen mayor” because he was outstanding in the art of “Touching porcelain”. According to our fellow Americans, it is “the mayor of the fake city”.
Answer: James ‘Mayor of Jingdezhen’ Harden
Answer: James Jingdezhen mayor-Harden
*** Comments from American netizens below the post * * *
[-][SAS] Tim DuncanTitronnica 4 points 10 months ago
Chinese fans are on an entirely different level, these are clever as fuck. The James ‘Mayor of Jingdezhen’ Harden is the funniest shit.
Thanks for the fun post OP !!
Spurs fans: Chinese fans are all outstanding people from outside the world!! They are too wise!! That James Jingdezhen mayor-Harden is laughing to death!!! Thank you for sending such an interesting post!!!
[-]ThunderNinetyFish 45 points 10 months ago
Skyfucker is still such a GOAT’d nickname lmao, great job on that one, Chinese fans.
Thunder fans: the nickname “kuritian” seems to be the first in the world, ha ha ha! Well done!! Chinese fans!!!
[-]NBAeckliptic 8 points 10 months ago
Skyfucker has many more layers and literary nuance than just “he launches a lot of shots against the sky”
Fans: The nickname “kuritian” actually has more meanings and mysteries in Chinese, not only simply “He threw a lot of baskets into the sky”.
[-]TzeShyuan 337 points 10 months ago
Kellowry’s nickname lock and load spray translates to little steel cannon, but irl its referring to hatchback cars. Kellowry is nicknamed a hatchback because similarly he has a big backside.
Fans: Lowry’s nickname is “small steel cannon”. The literal translation is “steel cannon cannon”, but in fact it refers to a hatchback sedan. Lowry got this nickname, because he is the same as this kind of car, with big ass and strong performance!
[-]San Francisco WarriorsRiskyyyRondo 225 points 10 months ago
We need to refer to alley oops strictly as “pancakes” now
Warriors fans: It seems that we must immediately call the empty connection “eating cake!
[-]Bucksintrospectivejoker 72 points 10 months ago
I laughed the hardest at pancake mamba
Stag fans: Yes, “pie Mamba” almost didn’t make me laugh to death!!
[-]RaptorsFactCheckingThings 293 points 10 months ago
I enjoy the “Mayor of Jingdezhen” it requires some explaining to make sense but with the info you provided its quite funny.
Raptors fans: I like the nickname “Jingdezhen mayor” very much. Although we need a little explanation to make us understand better, after reading your explanation, the funny nickname will jump into the paper!!
[-][NYK] Tracy McGradyyoloqueuesf 127 points 10 months ago
Some of these have other alternative nicknames:
Wiggins-Wolfberry brother Wolfberry bro
Jokic-Pork Belly or Teacher Jokic Teacher
Kyrie-European fairy Irving Supernatural Being
McGrady fans: I have some other Chinese nicknames here:
Wikins-wolfberry brother
Yokedge-pork belly
Owen-European fairy
[-]NetsPleasinglyReasonable 62 points 10 months ago
Irving Supernatural Being is brilliant
Basketable Nets fans: The European fairy is so wonderful ~ ~
[-]76ersNotJoeyWheeler 16 points 10 months ago
Pork Belly for Jokic is so good, so tasty
76-person fans: it’s too good to call jokich pork belly ~ even a little delicious ~ ~ ~
[-][deleted] 60 points 10 months ago
Chinese nicknames are always crazy. In the game, League of Legends, they call one of the black characters Obama.
Fans: Chinese nicknames are awesome! In the League of Legends game, Chinese players also call a black hero “Obama!!
[-]Lakersephemeralfugitive 12 points 10 months ago
fitting, because Lucian is one of the coolest and funnest champions to play.
Lakers fans: Well, it’s very appropriate, because Lu Xi’an is one of the coolest and funniest heroes in the League of Legends game ~ ~
[-]exklepto 38 points 10 months ago
Which Ninja Turtle would Russell Westbrook be, Raphael maybe?
Fans: which one of the Ninja Turtles is weishao? Maybe Raphael?
[-]Supersonics_IceNinja 26 points 10 months ago
Yeah, the hot-headed one, for sure.
Supersonic fans: Yes! It’s the one with a hot temper. I didn’t run away ~ ~
(Ninja Turtle second child Raphael, wearing a red headband, holding a double fork, the spleen is hot)
[-]Kings BandwagonBusquessi 6 points 10 months ago
Russ is Raphael for sure. Mbappe is Michelangelo.
King fans: Wei Shao is definitely Raphael, and mbapei is Michelangelo ~ ~
(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michelangelo, the most active team, waggish)
[-]Tihree 17 points 10 months ago
Somebody please send this thread to TNT. I need the guys to air this on live TV.
Fans: send this post to TNT quickly. I want to talk about this when TNT tiantuan is broadcast live ~ ~
[-]paroles 7 points 10 months ago
This would make a great segment if they got the players to try and guess who each nickname applies too
Fans: if they can let the players guess who those nicknames are, then the ratings must be on fire!!
[-]TheRealArturis 16 points 10 months ago
Human Peristalsis is a fucking Violation
Fans: “The essence of human peristalsis” is a fucking crime ~~ hahaha ~ ~ ~
[-]WarriorsStellewind 21 points 10 months ago
Chinese also call him “lord of time and space” because he seems to distort the flow of time around him. Dude moves soooooo slow.
Warriors fans: Chinese fans also call him “The Lord of time and space”, because he seems to be able to distort time and space, this guy plays too slowly…
[-]Raptorsfreshmagichobo 12 points 10 months ago
There’s more! Pickled Peppers (pingying is Pao Jiao), picked chilli, is for Paul George. thick eyebrow, thick eye brow bro, is for Anthony Davis.
Raptors fans: there are still many! Their name is Paul George “pickled peppers”, and their name is Anthony Davis “brother heavy eyebrows” ~ ~
[-]souporthallid 10 points 10 months ago
Scottie Pippen: “second best under heaven” lmfao
Fans: their name is Pippen “world Second”, which makes me laugh to death ~ ~
[-]shinshikaizer 7 points 10 months ago
I’m ready to start calling Harden “Porcelain Mamba “.
Fans: I will call harden “porcelain Mamba” in the future ~ ~ ~
[-]Charlotte Bobcatsfelixfoxthot 5 points 10 months ago
I can’t stop laughing that someone is typing flying fat pig to refer to Barkley. Oh my god that’s so offensive
Tigercat fans: someone called Barkley as a flying pig in the air. I almost laughed at turn off the gas ~~~ Oh my God, this is too shameful ~ ~ ~
[-]MousuG 6 points 10 months ago
Should add cousin for Cousins, I hear it more than the one you have up there, and perhaps funnier too.
Great list man, quality off season material!
Fans: kaoxins is also called “cousin” by Chinese fans. This nickname is more familiar than the “skill criminal Mamba” written by the landlord, and it’s more funny ~~~ these nicknames are well organized, which can be called dinner stickers during the off-season ~ ~ ~
[-]Raptorsguywilliamsguy 3 points 10 months ago
How common are these lol? What is a crab dribble? and how is that the thing you remember about Lebron?
Raptors fans: are these nicknames known to everyone? Ha ha ha ~~ what the hell is crab step? Is this everyone’s impression of Lao Zhan?
[-]76ersDue_Training4681 50 points 10 months ago
you must be young, but 10 years ago they referred to lebron crab dribbling all the time
76-person fans: Upstairs, you must be not very old ~~ ten years ago, everyone was called James crab step ~ ~
[-]rizkybizness 2 points 10 months ago
Mattress is 100% my fav. So much shade.
Fans: Simmons is my favorite! Give people unlimited imagination ~ ~ ~
[-]O_G_Loc 0 points 10 months ago
Jimmy Butler’s nickname is ‘Ji Ba’, which literally means ‘vagina ‘.
Fans: Jimmy Butler’s Chinese nickname is “Ji Ba”, which means “vagina” after literal translation. (Who taught this man?)
[-]cofromearth 8 points 10 months ago
well Ji Ba means dick ….
Fans: Uh… In fact, Ji Ba means testies…
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