List of the Nicknames of NBA Greats
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NBA history is packed with great players and great characters and a number of different nicknames are associated with them, given according to their abilities, playing style or there can be some other reasons as well. Here, we have listed nicknames of some of the great players in NBA history.
| Player | Nicknames |
| Michael Jordan | Air Jordan, His Airness |
| Allen Iverson | The Answer |
| Shaquille O,Neal | The Big Aristotle, The Big Cactus, Diesel |
| Wilt Chamberlain | The Big Dipper, Wilt the Stilt, Goliath |
| Gilbert Arenas | The Hibachi, Agent Zero |
| Jerry West | The Logo, Mr. Clutch |
| Karl Malone | The Mailman |
| Rick Barry | The Miami Greyhound |
| Marvin Barnes | Bad News |
| Tim Duncan | The Big Fundamental |
| Chris Anderson | Birdman |
| Willis Reed | The Captain |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Cap, Murdock |
| Robert Parish | The Chief |
| Charles Barkley | Chuck, The round mound of rebound |
| Julius Erving | Dr. J |
| LeBron James | King James, Chosen One |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | The Dream |
| Dwayne Wade | Flash |
| Ricky Davis | Ricky Buckets |
| Lamar Odom | The Candy Man, The Goods |
| Larry Bird | The Hick From the French Lick, Larry Legend |
| Earvin Johnson | Magic, Buck E.J |
| Tyronne Bogues | Muggsy |
| Vernon Maxwell | Mad Max |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Irk |
| Shawn Kemp | Reignmen |
| Rasheed Wallace | Roscoe, Sheed |
| David Thompson | Skywalker |
| John Salley | Spider |
| Robert Traylor | Tractor Traylor |
| Vince Carter | Vinsanity , Air Canada |
| Dennis Rodman | The Worm |
| Greg Andersen | Caddilac |
| Pete Maravich | Pistol Pete |
| Bernard King | The Texas Massacre |
| Kevin Durant | Durantula |
| Shawn Bradley | The Enormous Mormon |
| Bob Cousy | The Houdini of the Hardwood |
| Cedric Maxwell | Cornbread |
| Oscar Robertson | The Big O |
| Chris Webber | C-Webb |
| James Worthy | Big Game James |
| Kevin Garnett | The Big Ticket |
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