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United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [247] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [248] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [249] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [250] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [251]
"Pitchin' Paul" = Paul Arizin, United States basketball player [96] "Pooh" = Jerome Richardson, United States basketball player [97] "Popeye" = Ronald Jones, United States power forward [98] "The Reign Man" = Shawn Kemp, United States power forward [99] "Red" = Johnny Kerr, United States basketball player [100]
Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo[a] (born Adetokunbo; [b] December 6, 1994) is a Greek and Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, strength, and country of origin have earned him the nickname " Greek Freak ".
References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...
George Gervin (/ ˈɡɜːrvɪn / GHUR-vin; born April 27, 1952), [1] nicknamed " the Iceman ", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 ...
Team. Zachary Thomas LaVine (/ ləˈviːn / lə-VEEN; [1] born March 10, 1995) [2] is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball in the Philippines.Most are related to professional basketball leagues such as the Philippine Basketball Association, Metropolitan Basketball Association and others, although a few notable nicknames from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) are included.
Lists of NBA players. This article comprises lists of National Basketball Association (NBA) players. These lists include players from the American National Basketball League (NBL), the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original American Basketball Association (ABA). All of these leagues contributed to the formation of the present ...