Chinese Nicknames for NBA Players

SunKing · Post #21 » by **SunKing** » Wed May 9, 2018 11:12 am

I lost it at the Flying Pig. It sounds like the name of an antagonist from Kung Fu Panda and it would make perfect sense if it was Chuck who voiced him

shanghaifanzi · Post #22 » by **shanghaifanzi** » Wed May 9, 2018 1:20 pm

why there is no mention Lebron James nickname in chinese?

they called him The Emperor 皇帝

Hipster Doofus · Post #23 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Wed May 9, 2018 1:43 pm

This thread needs to be stickied until everyone on RealGM learns the new and awesome nicknames

yeahM8 · Post #24 » by **yeahM8** » Wed May 9, 2018 1:51 pm

all great. lol pancake mamba

so many great ones

TacoLord · Post #25 » by **TacoLord** » Wed May 9, 2018 1:53 pm

shanghaifanzi wrote:why there is no mention Lebron James nickname in chinese?

they called him The Emperor 皇帝

It's a lot of copy/pasting to go through all those tweets, I tried to grab the ones I thought were interesting, but I didn't venture down every tweet conversation the guy had. If anyone else wants to add to it, go for it! There were definitely a lot that I missed.

KyRo23 · Post #26 » by **KyRo23** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:01 pm

Does this make Jordan Clarkson the Homeless Flat Mamba?

CKB · Post #27 » by **CKB** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:09 pm

Dallas Mavericks used to be the Little Cows (小牛). Recently, they changed it to be the Lone Ranger Heroes (独行侠).
https://www.mavs.com/dallas-mavericks-announce-new-official-chinese-name/

SlowPaced · Post #28 » by **SlowPaced** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:16 pm

O' Fat made me LOL

Heej · Post #29 » by **Heej** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:28 pm

The King of Eights is so good omg. This is amazing. I liked the Mamba family. Diligent Mamba is great for Oladipo. Dian Wei is sick. LeBron haters have a a great one too "The Little Emperor" lololol. I wonder what KD and AD got

WaveTheWheat80 · Post #30 » by **WaveTheWheat80** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:32 pm

I wonder if they have one for Donovan yet.

SDANNIE · Post #31 » by **SDANNIE** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:50 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:Man the Chinese are awesome
Shame about the language barrier, but if you really get to know them there's just so much about them and they're a tonne of fun

Thanks OP

LOL at the Pi Mamba

This is so true. I spent three weeks in China a couple of years ago. When I was in Xi'an, China I struck up a friendship with a hotel valet. We communicated through a translation app on his phone. The subject of basketball came up pretty early. When he found out I was from OKC he pulled up an image on his phone of Westbrook, Durant, Harden & Ibaka, all in their current uniforms, and lamented about what might have been. He was also very interested in Durant's image issues. This was November, 2016 so not too long after his move to GSW.

China is an awesome place and the people are very friendly.

Dr_Heat · Post #32 » by **Dr_Heat** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:55 pm

A million and1’s for this thread

hongdayuan · Post #33 » by **hongdayuan** » Wed May 9, 2018 2:57 pm

Heej wrote:The King of Eights is so good omg. This is amazing. I liked the Mamba family. Diligent Mamba is great for Oladipo. Dian Wei is sick. LeBron haters have a a great one too "The Little Emperor" lololol. I wonder what KD and AD got

Pretty sure KD is just KD. AD is thick brow brother, which is just like the brow.

A lotta the times the Chinese nicknames translate back and forth with English nicknames. Few mores to add:

Westbrook = 神龟 (god turtle) makes the TMNT reference. TMNT in Chinese is 忍者神龟 aka ninja god turtles

KG = 狼王 wolf king, this one is pretty self explanatory.

Oden was the original 大帝 (the great emperor) before Embiid, and we all know how that went. On a second thought Embiid should get a different nickname.

Griffin = 给力芬 (strength-giving-fin). 给力 (gei-li) is a new internet Chinese term that generally describes something awesome and empowering. He got the name is his early years with all the posterizing dunks (gei-li-fen sounds like griffin).

Mutombo = 穆大叔 (uncle Mu). Subtle shot to his age mystery but more importantly, Chinese fans have a soft spot for him being Yao’s long time teammate and mentor.

Ray Allen = 君子剑 (righteous man’s sword). Perfectly describes rayray’s elegance and his deadly accurate shooting.

Karate Diop · Post #34 » by **Karate Diop** » Wed May 9, 2018 3:09 pm

What do they call RondBAE ?

DBurks2818 · Post #35 » by **DBurks2818** » Wed May 9, 2018 3:28 pm

Mo Williams - 莫不傳 "Mo Won't Pass"

LOL

Jon_3232 · Post #36 » by **Jon_3232** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:05 pm

The flying Pig for Chuck and The Stone Buddha for TD are my favs lol

MrBigShot · Post #37 » by **MrBigShot** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:12 pm

This is prob my favorite post on realgm.

MaxRider · Post #38 » by **MaxRider** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:21 pm

Not calling Kobe 神戸? Because Kobe is named after 神戸, a Japan city.

Curmudgeon · Post #39 » by **Curmudgeon** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:24 pm

Best post in years. +1. They flying pig, ROTFL.

Let me ask: are there any Chinese nicknames for NBA coaches?

Post #40 » by **loserX** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:45 pm

AdagioPace wrote:kyle anderson "human peristalsis" ... is the coolest insult I've ever read

If this doesn't become his official nickname in English, we have all failed.