The NBA Name Game
Happy Friday, everyone. In this history of pro baskeball, there has been but one constant: hilarious names. Over the course of the past half-hour, an expert panel (thanks, Damon) and I managed to come up with the following list of great NBA names (Don't believe us? Feel free to cross-check on basketball-reference.com). Are we missing any? If so, add 'em to the comments section (and for a Filipino variation on this gimmick, check out Rafe Bartholomew's list). In no particular order, here goes:
Fennis Dembo, Dolph Schayes, Uwe Blab, Sweetwater Clifton, Kermit Washington, Vinny Del Negro, Fat Lever, Bimbo Coles, Otis Birdsong, Carlos Boozer, Foots Walker, Slick Watts, Bumper Tormohlen, Smush Parker, Jack Tingle, Von Wafer, Perry Warbington, Trooper Washington, Skippy Whitaker, Skip Wise, Harthorne Wingo, Detlef Schrempf, Justus Thigpen, Orlando Wooldridge, Corny Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, Haywoode Workman, Cherokee Parks, Fatty Taylor, Snapper Jones, Zan Tabac, Kevin Duckworth, Dick Van Arsdale, Pops Boumtje-Boumtje, Spud Webb, Muggsy Bogues, Mateen Cleaves, Bonzi Wells, Sleepy Floyd, God Shammgod, World B. Free, Moochie Norris (pictured above), Ansu Sesay, Kelly Tripucka, Granville Waiters, Paul Mokeski (pictured below), Juwan Oldham, Bo Outlaw, Rafer Alston, Dan Dickau, Vonteego Cummings, Xavier McDaniel, Mookie Blaylock, Nene Hilario and, of course, Mike James.
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