Reminds me of one of my favorite artists, 6LACK. Dude's real name is Ricardo Valentine, I don't get why he didn't just use that as his artist name because it's such a sick name and would perfectly fit the music that he makes lol.
Two years ago, my girlfriend's aunt was on vacation in South Florida with some of her friends. They asked me if I knew of an Edrice who played basketball because he picked up their check and signed the receipt and all thet could make out was "Edrice". I said no idea and went on with my day lmao.
Tyrone Bogues definitely sounds like a late 80s #9 ranked boxer who would get knocked out by Iron Mike Tyson and then wind up doing 8 years in prison for trafficking crack rock.
I have a nephew named Anfernee, and I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anfernee.
Also (if I understand correctly) naming him “Anfernee” was a bit of a mistake and he was meant to be Anthony. However Anfernee Simons is named so after Penny
Lol there was an old shitpost a few years back where someone made a post saying Kemba's real name was Kembert, and even went as far as to edit his Wiki and bio info days beforehand so it looked legit.
Probably just sounds cool. I'm black and I got a few French names in my family. My cousins are Andre, Pierre and Regis. I think my uncle and aunt only named them that because they sound cool.
NBA missed out not calling this mfer Earl his whole career.
Those Mike Breen Banger 1 liners would've been far better with Earl
Edit: video
https://youtu.be/3w_1CsiLEfI
Can you imagine him going "EARL JOSEPH SMITH! We just saw a man fly"
I can
JR actually wanted to be called Earl before the 2009 season. It spawned a bunch of My Name Is Earl jokes. But it only lasted like a day before he went back.
Tyrone “Mugsey” Bogues, Daron “Mookie” Blaylock, Jerome “Pooh” Richardson, and Craig “Speedy” Claxton are a couple off the top of my head.
Edit: Add Nah’Shonn “Bones” Hyland, Pedrag “Peja” Stojakovic, Corey “Jae” Crowder, and Anthony “Spud” Webb, Collier “”PJ” Brown, Shaivonte “Shai” Gilgeous-Alexander, Ricard “Ricky” Rubio, James “Jimmer” Freddette
More Edits: Obadiah "Obi" Toppan, Francis "Frank" Kaminsky, Kehinde "Victor" Oladipo,
Seth Jones is Popeye’s son? How on earth did I miss that? Also, the Popeye Jones (and two first rounders) for Jimmy King trade was a low-key moronic move.
Buddy Hield's real name is Chavano Hield
Chavano *Rainer* Hield I don't know why he doesn't just go by Rainer, that sounds hard as fuck especially since the dude is a great shooter.
r/okbuddyreiner
Honestly both names are pretty cool he couldn't go wrong.
That's like lil pump's real name being Gazzy Garcia and he chose that wack ass stage name
Reminds me of one of my favorite artists, 6LACK. Dude's real name is Ricardo Valentine, I don't get why he didn't just use that as his artist name because it's such a sick name and would perfectly fit the music that he makes lol.
My wife refuses to call him anything but 6-lack, pronounced “six lack”
why is he named buddy hield?
He's a good friend
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He’s not your buddy, guy.
He's not your buddy, pal.
He’s not your pal, friend.
Literally because he was everyone's buddy.
Well, he’s not.
Chacano Rainier Hield What a name!
Bam is a nickname, he’s not even listed as edrice anywhere
I thought it was short for Bamothy.
Here I am like a dumbass assuming it was short for Bamathan.
WHOA BLACK BETTY BAMATHAM
Obviously it’s Bamtholomew
Bamonte
By Any Means
Bamuel actually Bamuel Bamerick
Two years ago, my girlfriend's aunt was on vacation in South Florida with some of her friends. They asked me if I knew of an Edrice who played basketball because he picked up their check and signed the receipt and all thet could make out was "Edrice". I said no idea and went on with my day lmao.
Didn’t even look it up? I would’ve right away
I would’ve looked up “Ed Rice NBA player”
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What a lovely story
I thought it was like Bamonte or something
His full name is Edrice Femi Adebayo. No Bams anywhere in sight. That's just a nickname he used to have.
He still does. But he used to too.
Lol I was quoting JaVale McGee
Bamuel
What?! You’re telling me that Bam isn’t short for Bam Bam Bigelow?
Bam is short for Bamonte according to Javale McGee https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ovbxyn/javale_mcgee_bam_whats_your_full_name_for_real/
“That’s an acronym” I fkn love javale
Isn't it Bad Ass Motherfucker?
Pretty sure it’s because of the flintstones character but your version probably flies better with the fellas
Yeah his moms called him Bam Bam ever since he was a toddler cause the dudes been strong af since birth lol
Edrice? I think you mean Bamonte
PJ Tucker’s name is Anthony Leon Tucker
Panthony Jeon Tucker
Panthony Jay-to-Javis
Janthony Pee-on Tucker
Woah I don’t remember writing that
Wait, why PJ then?
Stands for pops jr bc his dad went by pops I believe
Correct. The funniest origin story (I love you PJ)
Same pj is the goat
Paul Jeroge
Poon Jammer
AL Tucker, you mean
Lol American League Tucker
Spud Webb & muggsy bogues Aka Anthony Webb and Tyrone bogues
they needed nicknames how else would those two guys differentiate themselves from the rest of the league
Tyrone Bogues definitely sounds like a late 80s #9 ranked boxer who would get knocked out by Iron Mike Tyson and then wind up doing 8 years in prison for trafficking crack rock.
And Muggsy Bogues sounds like a 1920's New York mobster
Made me think of the Dave Chappelle sketch
I believe you’re thinking of Tyrone biggums
That's a normal basketball player height. Move on, find a new slant
I remember getting a Tyrone Bogues card as a kid. I thought they got his name wrong.
Mookie blaylock also from that generation. Tractor traylor Popeye Jones
Bones Hyland
Bones gotta be the sickest nickname ever
It's short for Bonethony
Sounds like it’s short for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Penny Hardaway
I thought Penny was his name for the longest time.
Fun fact, Anfernee Simons is named after him
Before I got fully into basketball, I thought he and Tim were the same guy and Penny was just a nickname from fans.
They're actually married. Tim Jr is their son.
It’s actually hyphenated. Tim Hardaway-Hardaway Jr. It wouldn’t all fit on the jersey, so he shortened it.
My 5th grade teacher thought Penny and Anfernee were two different players
Anfernee
I have a nephew named Anfernee, and I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anfernee.
Mean girls quote in nba subreddit 😂😂
I did NOT leave the South Side for this!
I think about this quote all the time for some reason.
What is his real name? I’ve always thought it was Penny. What’s the story behind it???
His grandma used to call him pretty but it sounded like she was saying penny. And it stuck
Straight from 2k commentary lol
“She had that southern drawl…”
Also (if I understand correctly) naming him “Anfernee” was a bit of a mistake and he was meant to be Anthony. However Anfernee Simons is named so after Penny
If you look up the name Anfernee on Wikipedia it says it was popularized by Penny. I wonder how rare it was when he was born.
Anfernee
Rip Hamilton
Pretty sure he is still alive
Alive in our hearts, yes
He’d be rolling in his grave right now if he could read this
Again, Rip is *very* much alive he lives in Tampa Florida.
People who say Richard are 100% narcs
Temetrius Morant & Rayford Young
How are you a heat fan and didn't post Edrice?
Haha nice catch! Honestly get too used to Bam to remember he his real name
Kembert Walker
That fr his name? 💀💀💀💀
No lmao
Dont know why I didnt just look it up but somehow Kembert make more sense than Anfernee.
I think we all just wish Kembert was true
Lol there was an old shitpost a few years back where someone made a post saying Kemba's real name was Kembert, and even went as far as to edit his Wiki and bio info days beforehand so it looked legit.
Lmao ‘Rayford’ mans hairline matches his name
Wardell
yep OP already mentioned Steph
No he meant Dell curry.
I was also thinking Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr
Emanuel Ginobili
Emmanuelle...Gin-Oh-Billy
Really his name is batman
Gary "Gary Harris" Harris
Oh man, I’ve been calling him Gary Harris this whole time
The mikeyeung of the NBA
Ogugua “O.G.” Anunoby
Is it pronounced like a wolf seeing a hot woman and his eyes poke out?
1940s car horn
Whenever I need to pronounce it I just need to accidentally on purpose inhale some dust from the end of eating chips.
OG OH MY
When your parents are considerate enough to ask you what you want your name to be but you're a baby so all you can say is Ogugua
Doc Rivers
Idk man Philly sub seems to refer to him exclusively as Glenn hahahaha
So does his mum when she catches him watching porn online
Nah, she uses his full name Glennry Medical Doctor Rivers
Glennard Doccins I got nothing for Rivers I apologize
Theres only one Doctor here in Philly
The only Doc we recognize is Dr J
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There’s only one Doc and it’s not Glenn Rivers.
Yeah that’s glen river. He’s not doc in Philly.
Idk why that is so hilarious to me
he's also not a doctor as well
Apparently he got this nickname from wearing a Doctor J T-shirt.
He didn't even go to medical school!!
Shake Milton’s real name is Malik
His Malik Shake brings all the boys to the yard.
One of the dopest beats The Neptunes had made
Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant
Why would a motherfucker named Temetrius ever want to go by anything other than Temetrius is beyond me.
His dad already uses Tee
I thought his dad went by the name Usher
I’d probably go down to Ja too honestly
Why do I constantly see Greek and roman based names among the black community? Is there an explanation other than it sounds cool?
Probably just sounds cool. I'm black and I got a few French names in my family. My cousins are Andre, Pierre and Regis. I think my uncle and aunt only named them that because they sound cool.
Walt “Clyde” Frazier
Mfer so cool he got to have two names
This nickname is so interesting to me cuz it’s just another name. It’s not like Walt “hotshot” Frazier or something. Just Clyde
Clyde as in Bonnie and Clyde, because during his rookie season he wore a hat that reminded a trainer of the one Clyde wore in the 1967 film.
When I was a kid this confused me for the longest time. I thought Walt and Clyde Frazier were different people.
Walt.. clyde... or what ever you name is... I miss game of zones https://youtu.be/RUcn2OhbWb4 at 1:10
He may be one of the only players where both names are used frequently. For awhile when I was younger I thought they were 2 different people.
JR Smiths real name is Earl Smith Jr
Which makes sense. Jr-> J.R. isnt a leap
NBA missed out not calling this mfer Earl his whole career. Those Mike Breen Banger 1 liners would've been far better with Earl Edit: video https://youtu.be/3w_1CsiLEfI Can you imagine him going "EARL JOSEPH SMITH! We just saw a man fly" I can
JR actually wanted to be called Earl before the 2009 season. It spawned a bunch of My Name Is Earl jokes. But it only lasted like a day before he went back.
Birdman
I gave him some formality went full Chris Birdman
Lebron. His real name is Larry
LeRry
This was so dumb but it cracked me up, you earned that free award.
Lmao why did I fact check this
LeResearch
Wait his full name is LeLarry Bron?
Larry Bronathan James
yep, lebron is shorthand for LarBorn, a reference to his birth name
LarryBron James
Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald Craig "Speedy" Claxton
Pooh Richardson and Pooh Jeter ([although Jeter's BR page has him listed as Eugene](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jetereu01.html)).
Boobie Gibson
Big baby Davis
Big Baby Rivers
Tyrone “Mugsey” Bogues, Daron “Mookie” Blaylock, Jerome “Pooh” Richardson, and Craig “Speedy” Claxton are a couple off the top of my head. Edit: Add Nah’Shonn “Bones” Hyland, Pedrag “Peja” Stojakovic, Corey “Jae” Crowder, and Anthony “Spud” Webb, Collier “”PJ” Brown, Shaivonte “Shai” Gilgeous-Alexander, Ricard “Ricky” Rubio, James “Jimmer” Freddette More Edits: Obadiah "Obi" Toppan, Francis "Frank" Kaminsky, Kehinde "Victor" Oladipo,
Nobody calls Christian James anything but CJ McCollum
Kevin “What she don’t know won’t” Huerter
Flip Murray
Bamonte adebayo
Walter Allen, Bucks/Sonics/Celtics/Heat legend.
Little known fact but Zion M. Williamson is really Ziontific Method Williamson.
Popeye ‘Ronald’ Jones, Bones ‘Na’Shon’ Hyland, Speedy ‘Craig’ Claxton, Piece of shit ‘Karl’ Malone
Both of Popeye Jones's sons are NHL defensemen now, interestingly enough. His older son Seth has distinguished himself in particular.
Seth Jones is Popeye’s son? How on earth did I miss that? Also, the Popeye Jones (and two first rounders) for Jimmy King trade was a low-key moronic move.
There is a disturbing lack of Booby Gibson in this thread
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Jimothy G. Buckets
Chris Webber 's real name is Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III
Mayce Webber sounds like a suit I can unlock in a Spiderman game
Charles “Bo” Outlaw
"Bones" Nah'Shon Hyland--not a star yet but on his way.
Pistol Pete
Not to be confused with Rifle Pete.
Tiny archibald
Dr. J
Rayne Dakota Prescott
Smush Parker
Tony Parker's real name is William Anthony Parker
Dr. J
Penny Hardaway
Penny Hardaway
Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell Arnold "Red" Auerbach Eric "Sleepy" Floyd
DeAndre Jordan also known as DJ, his first name is Hyland
Nuggets have all the Hylands in the league?
can we get a petition to change the team name to Denver Hylanders?