NBA Players With Funny Names

onmycooljay: giveaway!! okay so i decided i wanted to do a...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:35 -0500

giveaway!!

okay so i decided i wanted to do a giveaway because i have things in my house i don’t want.

so…

1st. place will be a Macbook Pro, Silver with black keys.

2nd. place will be an iPhone 3G, Black.

3rd. place will be an iPod Nano, black.

here are the rules:

must be following onmycooljay (if you’re not then don’t bother think you’re gonna win.)

reblog no more than 5 times

it’s free charge unless you want to pay then that’s up to you

I’m going to pick 3 winners randomly

it’s shipping all over the world

LIKES DO NOT COUNT!!!!! you have to reblog.

the giveaway ends April 20th! good luck everyone!!

xoxoxo

onmycooljay: giveaway!! okay so i decided i wanted to do a...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:26 -0500

onmycooljay:

giveaway!!

okay so i decided i wanted to do a giveaway because i have things in my house i don’t want.

so…

1st. place will be a Macbook Pro, Silver with black keys.

2nd. place will be an iPhone 3G, Black.

3rd. place will be an iPod Nano, black.

here are the rules:

must be following onmycooljay (if you’re not then don’t bother think you’re gonna win.)

reblog no more than 5 times

it’s free charge unless you want to pay then that’s up to you

I’m going to pick 3 winners randomly

it’s shipping all over the world

LIKES DO NOT COUNT!!!!! you have to reblog.

the giveaway ends April 20th! good luck everyone!!

xoxoxo

onmycooljay: giveaway!! okay so i decided i wanted to do a...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:14 -0500

onmycooljay:

giveaway!!

okay so i decided i wanted to do a giveaway because i have things in my house i don’t want.

so…

1st. place will be a Macbook Pro, Silver with black keys.

2nd. place will be an iPhone 3G, Black.

3rd. place will be an iPod Nano, black.

here are the rules:

must be following onmycooljay (if you’re not then don’t bother think you’re gonna win.)

reblog no more than 5 times

it’s free charge unless you want to pay then that’s up to you

I’m going to pick 3 winners randomly

it’s shipping all over the world

LIKES DO NOT COUNT!!!!! you have to reblog.

the giveaway ends April 20th! good luck everyone!!

xoxoxo

onmycooljay: giveaway!! okay so i decided i wanted to do a...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:05 -0500

onmycooljay:

giveaway!!

okay so i decided i wanted to do a giveaway because i have things in my house i don’t want.

so…

1st. place will be a Macbook Pro, Silver with black keys.

2nd. place will be an iPhone 3G, Black.

3rd. place will be an iPod Nano, black.

here are the rules:

must be following onmycooljay (if you’re not then don’t bother think you’re gonna win.)

reblog no more than 5 times

it’s free charge unless you want to pay then that’s up to you

I’m going to pick 3 winners randomly

it’s shipping all over the world

LIKES DO NOT COUNT!!!!! you have to reblog.

the giveaway ends April 20th! good luck everyone!!

xoxoxo

onmycooljay: giveaway!! okay so i decided i wanted to do a...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:32:50 -0500

onmycooljay:

giveaway!!

okay so i decided i wanted to do a giveaway because i have things in my house i don’t want.

so…

1st. place will be a Macbook Pro, Silver with black keys.

2nd. place will be an iPhone 3G, Black.

3rd. place will be an iPod Nano, black.

here are the rules:

must be following onmycooljay (if you’re not then don’t bother think you’re gonna win.)

reblog no more than 5 times

it’s free charge unless you want to pay then that’s up to you

I’m going to pick 3 winners randomly

it’s shipping all over the world

LIKES DO NOT COUNT!!!!! you have to reblog.

the giveaway ends April 20th! good luck everyone!!

xoxoxo

Sorry

Sat, 07 May 2011 12:09:56 -0400

I got busy with school, but I’m done for the year so I’ll try to post more on here soon.

21. Max Zaslofsky

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:45:08 -0400

MAX ZASLOFSKY

Likely the second best Jewish basketball player ever, behind Amar’e Stoudamire.

YEARS PLAYED: 1946-56

TEAMS: Chicago Stags, Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons

POSITION: G/F, 6’2”, 170lbs

STATS: 13.2PTS, 2.8REB, 2.3AST in 28.3MIN

BEST CHANUKAH GIFT: Being allowed to play forward at 6’2”.

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20. Wang Zhizhi

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:15:08 -0400

WANG ZHIZHI

Brave seven-foot pioneers ought to muster up more than two boards per game.

YEARS PLAYED: 2000-05

TEAMS: Mavericks, Clippers, Heat

POSITION: C, 7’0”, 255lbs

STATS: 4.4PTS, 1.7REB, 0.3AST in 9.2MIN

APPROXIMATE # OF BATTLES FOUGHT FOR THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY: 0

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Chris Berman Nicknames

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:16:07 -0400

ESPN’s Chris Berman loves giving players corny nicknames, like Dana Allison “Wonderland,” Bill Almon “Joy” or Jeff “Pin the Tail on the” Bronkey, to name a few. Check out the rest of the long, hilarious list here.

19. TOM GUGLIOTTA NOBODY says that Googs is no fun, not...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:45:07 -0500

19. TOM GUGLIOTTA

NOBODY says that Googs is no fun, not even Cherokee Parks!

YEARS PLAYED: 1992-2005

TEAMS: Bullets, Warriors, Timberwolves, Suns, Jazz, Celtics, Hawks

POSITION: F, 6’10”, 240lbs

STATS: 13PTS, 7.3REB, 2.8AST in 30.9MIN

ROCKSTAR?: Pretty much, almost died OD’ing on gamma butyrolactone.

Also, funny name honorable mention for Cherokee Parks. Maybe if he was Native American.

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18. Ekpe Udoh

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:45:07 -0500

EKPE UDOH

Full name: Ekpedeme Friday Udoh. It’s the freakin’ weekend baby, and I’m about to have me some fun (bounce bounce bounce bounce…)

YEARS PLAYED: 2010-2011

TEAMS: Warriors

POSITION: F, 6’10”, 240lbs

STATS: 3PTS, 2.5REB, 0.7AST in 14.6MIN

VIDEO GAME COVER APPEARANCES: 0 (yes, this one’s a fake, sorry.)

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17. RUBEN BOUMTJE-BOUMTJE Makes for a great beat when translated...

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:28:07 -0500

17. RUBEN BOUMTJE-BOUMTJE

Makes for a great beat when translated into German on Google.

YEARS PLAYED: 2001-04

TEAMS: Trailblazers

POSITION: C, 7’0”, 257lbs

STATS: 1.0PTS, 0.8REB, 0.1AST in 6.3MIN

TIMES DUNKED ON IN THE GERMAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE: enough for a top 10 video.

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16. Pooh Richardson

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:45:07 -0500

POOH RICHARDSON

His apparently blind grandmother thought that he looks like Winnie the Pooh.

YEARS PLAYED: 1989-99

TEAMS: Timberwolves, Pacers, Clippers

POSITION: G, 6’1”, 180lbs

STATS: 11.1PTS, 2.8REB, 6.5AST in 30.4MIN

TIMES SOMEBODY OTHER THAN HIS GRANDMOTHER MISTOOK HIM FOR A YELLOW BEAR STUFFED WITH FLUFF: 0

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15. Lazar Hayward

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:26:07 -0500

LAZAR HAYWARD

IMMA FIRIN MA LAZAR!

YEARS PLAYED: 2010-Present

TEAMS: Timberwolves

POSITION: F, 6’6”, 245lbs

STATS: 3.6PTS, 1.7REB, 0.7AST in 10.3MIN

HOW COOL I ASSUME HIS PARENTS ARE

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14. SERGE IBAKA His full name: Sergeballu LaMu Sayonga Loom...

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:45:08 -0500

14. SERGE IBAKA

His full name: Sergeballu LaMu Sayonga Loom Walahas Jonas Hugo Ibaka.

YEARS PLAYED: 2009-Present

TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder

POSITION: F, 6’10”, 220lbs

STATS: 9.2PTS, 7.3REB, 0.3AST in 25.9MIN (this season, as of March 4)

FAVORITE FISH: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (I assume)

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13. Zeke Zawoluk

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:15:07 -0500

ZEKE ZAWOLUK

Alwayz uzed Z’z in place of S’z whenever it waz pozzible. Yizz.

YEARS PLAYED: 1952-55

TEAMS: Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors

POSITION: F/C, 6’7”, 215lbs

STATS: 6.8PTS, 4.1REB, 1.2AST in 19.7MIN

TIMES ZAWOLUK’S MOTHER BEAT A PLAYER’S HEAD WITH AN UMBRELLA: at least once

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12. Fennis Dembo

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:45:07 -0500

FENNIS DEMBO

Once told Bucks forward Terry Cummings during a game, “Boy, yo mama so dumb she thought Taco Bell was the Mexican phone company.” Not bad, not bad.

YEARS PLAYED: 1988-89

TEAMS: Pistons

POSITION: F, 6’5”, 215lbs

STATS: 1.2PTS, 0.7REB, 0.2AST in 2.4MIN

NUMBER OF 2011 CELTICS WHOSE JERSEY NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN DEMBO’S TOTAL MINUTES PLAYED (74): One (recently-signed Sasha Pavlovic, #77)

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11. Uwe Blab

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:18:08 -0500

UWE BLAB

To make it perfect, his middle name is Konstantin and he went to Effingham High School.

YEARS PLAYED: 1985-90

TEAMS: Mavericks, Warriors, Spurs

POSITION: C, 7’1”, 252lbs

STATS: 2.1PTS, 1.2REB, 0.4AST in 8.4MIN

BIGGEST CAREER TRANSACTION: Traded for Christian Ansgar Welp on February 22, 1990, the same day that Milli Vanilli won the Grammy for Best New Artist.

Almost too many sweet names for one post.

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10. Vinny Del Negro

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:45:07 -0500

VINNY DEL NEGRO

Changed his name from Tony Del Pasta to avoid sounding too Italian, but to no avail. Also, “del negro” translated means “the black” or “of black,” a thousand and four percent accurate.

YEARS PLAYED: 1988-2002

TEAMS: Kings, Spurs, Bucks, Warriors, Suns

POSITION: G, 6’4”, 185lbs

STATS: 9.1PTS, 2.3REB, 3.2AST in 24.9MIN

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LOUD, AFFECTIONATE FAMILY MEMBERS: 31

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9. GOD SHAMMGOD Taught Kobe how to dribble, is Ray Allen’s...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:20:06 -0500

9. GOD SHAMMGOD

Taught Kobe how to dribble, is Ray Allen’s father AND founded the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

YEARS PLAYED: 1997-98 (yes, one season)

TEAMS: Wizards

POSITION: G, 6’0”, 169lbs

STATS: 3.1PTS, 0.4REB, 1.8AST in 7.3MIN

FACT: Kobe scored at least as many points in one game than Shammgod did in his NBA career (61) four different times.

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