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Post#21 » by Scum Freezebag » Fri Feb 8, 2008 5:13 am

^ Along the same lines, J.R. Rider (Isaiah).
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Post#22 » by Turboner » Fri Feb 8, 2008 5:20 am

Larry's Bird
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Post#23 » by bigkevatoz » Fri Feb 8, 2008 5:49 am

^ rofl.

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Post#24 » by LLcoleJ » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:01 am

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Post#25 » by Cevap » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:01 am

lebron's real name is Josh.
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Post#26 » by tkb » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:01 am

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Post#27 » by deadfeather » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:02 am

Travis "Charles" Outlaw
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Post#29 » by The_Believer » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:03 am

Chuwemeka "Emeka" Okafor
Hidayet "Hedo" Turkoglu
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Post#30 » by L-Burna89 » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:09 am

Chucky Atkins

real name is Sucky Trashkins....


Sorry, his first name is really Kenneth.
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Post#31 » by 10scott10 » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:18 am

Texas Longhorns wrote:Sasha Pavlovic (Aleksandar Pavlovic)

same with vujacic

this is his real name (i hope)

Александар Вујачић - Саша

or how about Terrance Jerod Ford


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Post#32 » by Cevap » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:21 am

sasha is just short for aleksander

kinda like matt for matthew
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Post#33 » by KingOfTheCourt » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:24 am

5DOM wrote:not a nickname but dikembe's full name:

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo


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Post#34 » by CBS7 » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:29 am

Ray Allen...
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Post#35 » by KingOfTheCourt » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:31 am

How bout...

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Post#36 » by CBS7 » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:38 am

Didn't Nene actually legally change his entire name to Nene?
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Post#37 » by TMU » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:43 am

Peja Stojakovic -> Pedraig Stojakovic
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Post#38 » by KingOfTheCourt » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:51 am

_CBS7_ wrote:Didn't Nene actually legally change his entire name to Nene?


Yea he did! I just checked. Thats why I love Wikipedia :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post#39 » by ImmortalD24 » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:52 am

Sasha Vujacic>> Alexander Vujacic
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Post#40 » by Mr. Savage » Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:53 am

Sasha, in slavic languages, is a the short form for Aleksandar. Basically like Bob is the short form of Robert or Bill for William.
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