Volete sapere quali sono stati i 50 migliori soprannomi nella storia della NBA: ecco a voi la classifica!
Ecco la classifica secondo Dime Magazine dalla 50 alla 11:
50. Brian Cardinal “The Custodian”
49. Shawn Marion “The Matrix”
48. Glen Davis “Big Baby”
47. Marcin Gortat “The Polish Hammer”
46. Corliss Williamson “Big Nasty”
45. Robert “Tractor” Traylor
44. Gerald Wallace “Crash”
43. Rafer Alston “Skip to my Lou”
42. Chris Kaman “The Caveman”
41. Dennis Rodman “The Worm”
40. Steve Francis “Franchise”
39. Jerry West “The Logo”
38. Chris Andersen “Birdman”
37. Bryant Reeves “Big Country”
36. Lance Stephenson “Born Ready”
35. Vinnie Johnson “The Microwave”
34. Robert Horry “Big Shot Bob”
33. “Pistol” Pete Maravich
32. Zach Randolph “Z-Bo”
31. LeBron James “King”
30. Robert Parish “The Chief”
29. Ray Allen “Jesus Shuttlesworth”
28. Wilt Chamberlain “The Big Dipper”
27. Bob Cousy “The Houdini of the Hardwood”
26. Nate “Tiny” Archibald
25. John Havlicek “Hondo”
24. Gary Payton “The Glove”
23. Darryl Dawkins “Chocolate Thunder”
22. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
21. Tim Duncan “The Big Fundamental”
20. Paul Pierce “The Truth”
19. Jason Williams “White Chocolate
18. Larry Johnson “Grandmama
17. Shaquille O’Neal “Diesel”/“the Big Aristotle,” “the Big Shaqtus”
16. Charles Barkley “Round Mound of Rebound”
15. Vince Carter “Air Canada”
14. Clyde Drexler “The Glide”
13. George Gervin “The Iceman”
12. David Robinson “The Admiral”
11. Kevin Garnett “The Big Ticket”
La top 10 invece:
10. Larry Bird “Larry Legend”
9. Dominique Wilkins “The Human Highlight Reel”
8. Hakeem Olajuwon “The Dream”
7. Karl Malone “The Mailman”
6. Allen Iverson “The Answer”
5. Kobe Bryant “The Black Mamba”
5b. Brian Scalabrine “The White Mamba”
4. Shawn Kemp “The Reignman”
Al numero 3 troviamo invece Michael Jordan con “Air Jordan”, al numero 2 Julius Erving con “The Doctor” e “Dr. J”, mentre il RE della classifica è Earvin “Magic” Johnson!
Per NBA Passion,
Marco Tarantino
