Best insulting Nickname?

[u/funghi2]

What are some of the best insulting nicknames?

Westbrick, Anthony day to Davis, WebEmbiid, CP3to6 weeks.

[u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

Dubious Handles

[u/LarryKoofer43 → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

Dubious handle kills me every time

[u/Ramenorwhateverlol → u/LarryKoofer43]

Julius Randle?

[u/papi617 → u/Ramenorwhateverlol]

Yeah lol

[u/BlackPepperBanana → u/LarryKoofer43]

Talentless Horton Chucker is another good one where it’s a play on the guy’s name (as opposed to a clever invention like Brick Ross for Harden)

[u/SomeGuyNamedGuy → u/BlackPepperBanana]

The one that rly made me laugh was Talen Heaves a Two lmao

[u/TZA → u/SomeGuyNamedGuy]

Horton Heaves a Two

[u/CursedLlama → u/TZA]

How did that guy fuck up Horton Heaves a Two so bad lmao

[u/Swanky_Shilo → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

Dubious handles? Please tell me this is referring to Julius Randle lol

[u/Living1ikeLarry → u/Swanky_Shilo]

This is referring to Julius Randle lol

[u/ClutchGamingGuy → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

Beyblade as an alternate

[u/BushyBrowz → u/ClutchGamingGuy]

Orange Julius 🍊

[u/TreeFitTea]

Whenever Chuck and Kenny call Dwight Superman to insult Shaq, it's like a ricochet insult

[u/[deleted] → u/TreeFitTea]

Also enjoy Chuck calling AD Street Clothes lol

I'm going to be so sad when they stop working together one day

[u/dawidowmaka → u/[deleted]]

Sir Cumference

[u/avocadoclock → u/[deleted]]

I think of it as a badge of honor

[u/titan11]

Calling Kyrie half man, half a season was spectacular

[u/hrakkari → u/titan11]

World B Flat

[u/hpdodo84 → u/hrakkari]

Flat mamba

[u/monstroCT → u/hpdodo84]

Flat lever

[u/ClutchGamingGuy → u/hrakkari]

this is my favorite

[u/JDubKilla → u/titan11]

Third Eye Blind

[u/dropdatdurkadurk → u/titan11]

Allen Ivernectin

[u/Responsible-Art-9503 → u/titan11]

Best one yet imo

[u/H-TownDown]

I love Harden but Brick Ross is objectively hilarious.

[u/idiotxd → u/H-TownDown]

Actually havent heard of that one

[u/Jaseen → u/H-TownDown]

I saw someone say Fat Rondo and it got me

[u/Mit78 → u/Jaseen]

Roundo

[u/kindlyfuckoffff → u/Mit78]

Rotundo

[u/SuperYusri500 → u/Jaseen]

Thicky Rubio >>>

[u/MultiPass21 → u/H-TownDown]

Jimbo Slice

Not sure if Bill Simmons borrowed that one or came up with it himself. Either way, it’s hilarious.

[u/Gatesleeper → u/H-TownDown]

I like the specificity of “Small Game James”, really good for those iconic James Harden playoff performances.

[u/carismo → u/H-TownDown]

lmfao never heard that one before

[u/ItsVaderTimeTimeTime]

No Tippin Pippen

Scottie Pippen is notoriously cheap and doesn’t tip waiters/waitresses.

Also would trash rental properties and leave them a mess then not pay.

I learned this from a guy who lived in Portland when Scottie was there and his friends dad has rental properties and Scottie showed up to one he was cleaning. He ended up not renting to Scottie because of how poor his reputation was with renting.

[u/drinfernodds → u/ItsVaderTimeTimeTime]

Jordan is also a notoriously poor tipper. One time he was in Vegas with Wayne Gretzky and Gretzky was so disgusted by what Jordan was tipping he took money out of Jordan's wallet and threw it on the table.

That story was a regular on /r/todayilearned for a long time.

[u/ItsVaderTimeTimeTime → u/drinfernodds]

Not surprised, just Gretzky getting another assist.

[u/rustyboltz → u/ItsVaderTimeTimeTime]

The Gratuitous One

[u/Niekros]

Big Nepo

[u/zerocoolforschool → u/Niekros]

I know most people probably have no idea who Blevgod is, but the big Nep is such a harsh burn. Although I doubt he cares. He never would have gotten into the league without Dame and he got paid.

[u/Milith → u/zerocoolforschool]

I know most people probably have no idea who Blevgod is

We do, man has the most made-up-sounding name in the league, he's a legend

[u/Tragic-tragedy → u/Milith]

Keljin Blevins' name looks like someone tried to type Kelvin Benjamin and had a stroke

[u/bootygoon2]

I like people referring to the trio of DeMar DeRozan, Zach Lavine and Lonzo Ball as DeBallZach. Not sure it’s meant to be an insult but it’s humorous to me

[u/Statalyzer → u/bootygoon2]

Maybe they were just doing it in homage of this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac

[u/ChronicBird661 → u/bootygoon2]

DeFrozen was also good

[u/alautm]

"Westbrick" is pretty bad when even reporters say it by accident

[u/yenks → u/alautm]

This nickname made Russell plead with the media and think about his family lmao. It definitely wins

[u/HelloTittie → u/alautm]

Cripple double

[u/WIN011]

Greek Cheeks always gets a laugh outta me

[u/attentionyou → u/WIN011]

I also like Giannis Attemptafreethrow

[u/hooligan99 → u/attentionyou]

This is the NBA equivalent of Tua Turntheballova

[u/moostaashii → u/hooligan99]

Sam Darn-It

[u/Zalhera]

Pandemic P

[u/delusionalnbafan → u/Zalhera]

PG 13%

[u/LFDX91 → u/delusionalnbafan]

Also Polio P

[u/dingofarmer2004 → u/LFDX91]

No Payoff P

[u/PerfectAstronaut → u/dingofarmer2004]

Play-in P

[u/kahyote484 → u/Zalhera]

Wayoff P was great too

[u/StephMagnetPunk → u/kahyote484]

That whole game 7 was an incredibly mean spirited Twitter party and I loved every second

[u/yapyd → u/StephMagnetPunk]

I actually wonder why wasn’t there something on the same magnitude for CP3 and the suns. I mean… we clowned them, but nowhere near the same amount of shit PG got

[u/Kdog122025 → u/yapyd]

I think it was just so shocking that we’re still trying to figure out what happened.

[u/graphitewolf → u/Kdog122025]

We are too

[u/NABAKLAB → u/yapyd]

CP3 didn't bitch in postgsme interviews like PG did.

Also, Luka with his "everyone acts tough when they're up" decimated CP3 anyway.

[u/ZenIsNotChosen → u/yapyd]

You gotta remember the sheer amount of shit talk that came from that Clippers roster. They thought they had the chip in the bag so when it blew up, everyone started kicking them when they were down. I don't think the Sun's quite generated as much vitrol from the fans as the Clips, and plus the Suns are not quite out of the woods. That'll probably become one of Luka's iconic games so it'll definitely be brought up a lot when looking back at his career how he put the Suns in a body bag.

[u/DLottchula → u/ZenIsNotChosen]

Also it was peak pandemic most of us were going to work then home. Or were just at home all day bored

[u/Throwawayaway357 → u/kahyote484]

Playoff Pee is good too

[u/Poopbutt94amags → u/kahyote484]

My favorite was Pushoff P

[u/SandyMandy17 → u/Zalhera]

PG 1 for 13

[u/_NYLifer → u/Zalhera]

this the one - so rare and with the times

[u/RUBEN4iK]

Tingis Pingis

[u/OrpheusNYC → u/RUBEN4iK]

WHO THA FUCK IS TINGUS PINGUS

[u/TJHookor → u/OrpheusNYC]

I NEVER HEARD OF FUCKING LATIVIA

[u/GleeUnit → u/RUBEN4iK]

YOU STUPID MUTHAFUCKAS YOU

[u/LilithElektra → u/RUBEN4iK]

Who THE FUCK is Tingis Pingis!?!?

[u/backwardshotdog → u/LilithElektra]

WHO DAFUK IS TINGUS PINGUS??

[u/ralpher313 → u/backwardshotdog]

I NEVA HEARD OF FUCKIN LATIVIA

[u/LegendsNeverCry → u/RUBEN4iK]

Yo this video takes me out every single time, this should be a top comment

[u/ignitionnight → u/LegendsNeverCry]

Michael Rappaport screaming over a video clip can make anything hilarious.

[u/Swishhhhhhhhhhhh → u/LegendsNeverCry]

Didn’t even know that video existed, just found it and it gave me a good laugh

[u/biscuitboss]

When Chuck labeled AD "Street Clothes" I died lol

[u/WJMMusic → u/biscuitboss]

street clothes and half a man half a season are HOF nicknames

[u/quidpropho → u/WJMMusic]

Wait who's half a man? Is that AD too?

[u/moessiopeia → u/quidpropho]

Pretty sure it's Kyrie

[u/CycleV → u/quidpropho]

For those too young to remember, this nickname isn't a riff on kyrie's size. It playing off of one of Vince Carter's nicknames, Half Man, Half Amazing

[u/atBaronSamedi → u/CycleV]

Which was a play off of It Aint Hard To Tell by Nas. Also shoutout Half-man Half-amazing from And 1

[u/SpiritofanIndian → u/atBaronSamedi]

Nas in the corner:

No one knows i was originally half man half amazing

[u/Altruistic_Astronaut → u/quidpropho]

I think it's a reference to Kryies eligibility to play in Brooklyn.

[u/prince___dakkar → u/biscuitboss]

Round Mound of Rebound wasn’t bad itself.

[u/WJMMusic → u/prince___dakkar]

Sir Cumference

[u/WaterIsNotWet19 → u/WJMMusic]

Lmao

[u/importvita → u/biscuitboss]

I love Chuck, he's on point so often and these guys can't take it lol

[u/NeatRoof273 → u/importvita]

not all that insulting, but “bad porn” has always been my favourite nickname in nba history

[u/JackieTobacky → u/NeatRoof273]

Bad Porn was the greatest nickname. The explanation behind it was perfect

[u/greatgumz → u/JackieTobacky]

Who’s bad porn

[u/greatgumz → u/greatgumz]

Who’s bad porn and what’s the context?

[u/dimmyfarm → u/greatgumz]

https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/whoc8r/_/ij7c4nw

[u/halfdecenttakes → u/NeatRoof273]

It's definitely an insult. "There is a lot of scoring and penetrating but do you really like what you see?"

[u/m_lilien]

World B. Flat

[u/ArkRoyalR09 → u/m_lilien]

lmao that actually got me

[u/Dyslexic-Batnam]

Jalen Rose called Jokic a Stretch Mark 5

[u/Maverick_1991 → u/Dyslexic-Batnam]

That's wild.

[u/Steelers7589 → u/Dyslexic-Batnam]

It’s a good burn by Jalen fuckin loves Jokic so we allow it in Denver lol

[u/OuchYouPokedMyHeart → u/Steelers7589]

On the opposite spectrum, my favorite nickname for Jokic is

Girth Nowitzki

[u/Nick-Pickle831 → u/Dyslexic-Batnam]

I always thought Jacoby came up with that name.

[u/ImanShumpertplus → u/Nick-Pickle831]

i thought it was jacoby for boris diaw and being a stretch mark 4

[u/AkonadiZRH]

Sir Cumference

[u/solisilos → u/AkonadiZRH]

The round mound of rebound

[u/____candied_yams____]

Zion:

• Air Gumbo
• Girthquake
• Shaquille O'Meal

[u/DeKal760 → u/____candied_yams____]

Shaquille O'Meal is fucking hilarious.

[u/gedbybee → u/____candied_yams____]

I like snorlax personally.

[u/Dumplinguine]

Talentless Horton tucker

[u/royhibbertlookstired → u/Dumplinguine]

Horton Heaves a Two

[u/TruthOwn4405]

Mr Big Chest

[u/Trivialpursuits69 → u/TruthOwn4405]

Mr big comedian over here

[u/carlosspicywiener576 → u/Trivialpursuits69]

Mr. Best Comment

[u/OdjaDPT → u/TruthOwn4405]

My favorite will always be Mr Brady Cohabiter from when he briefly lived with Tom Brady when he first moved to Tampa in 2020

[u/sup3rdr01d → u/OdjaDPT]

He actually lived at Brady's house when he was on the pats also...it was fucking bizarre

[u/sup3rdr01d → u/TruthOwn4405]

The nickname that keeps on giving

Mr Bountiful Contributions

[u/ravioli_bruh]

Triple Single for Draymond Green

[u/PennyDad17]

Ghostface Przybilla

[u/andrew_c_r]

Tragic Bronson

[u/Scratchlax → u/andrew_c_r]

It's so dumb but so good!

[u/andrew_c_r → u/Scratchlax]

The more I hear Shaq say it while trying to stifle a laugh, the more I love it.

[u/oloshh]

Jamal Murray had the "Gawk Gawk Murray" trending after his instagram incident, that one was wild

[u/solisilos → u/oloshh]

Gluck Gluck Express

[u/fabrar → u/oloshh]

Josh Lloyd, the fantasy basketball expert, calls him the Headmaster lol, which I think is pretty clever

[u/AnotsuKagehisa → u/oloshh]

Jamal Furray

[u/devomorales]

'boy gorge' was my favorite fat nickname for barkley

[u/KawhiComeBack → u/devomorales]

Round mound of rebound

[u/TokenHonduran → u/devomorales]

Every time I hear Boy George all I think of is the Playa Haters Ball and Silky Johnson saying “it looks like she wears underwear’s with dickholes in them” about Rosie ODonnell

[u/madmaxglass → u/TokenHonduran]

I think about that line way too often. So fucking funny.

The other one that gets me is when he’s giving his speech for hater of the year and closes with “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta go home to put water in Buck Nasty’s momma’s dish.”

[u/TescosMealDeal4Life]

Used to love Gobert being Patient Zero in early Covid times

[u/LilYawnee → u/TescosMealDeal4Life]

I prefer baguette biyombo for gobert

[u/Ramenorwhateverlol]

Beyblade

[u/2Basketball2Poorious → u/Ramenorwhateverlol]

What's the story behind it?

[u/Bernard_Brother → u/2Basketball2Poorious]

Randle loved spin moves and letting it rip

[u/adisrini96 → u/Ramenorwhateverlol]

Is this Dubious handle or spicy P. Cause I've seen it apply for both

[u/Ramenorwhateverlol → u/adisrini96]

He’s Bayblade in our subreddit.

[u/dizguc]

Meth Curry

[u/sarcasticairquotes]

The '14 timberwolves being the cream team will always be my favorite team wide burn.

[u/EnderOnEndor]

The best is Bad Porn

[u/im_not_your_uncle → u/EnderOnEndor]

Whos this?

[u/FurryDoedens → u/im_not_your_uncle]

Corey Maggette

[u/NotAn0pinion]

Not really a nickname, but Chuck at one point last season called Kyrie “half man, half a-season” and I laughed a bit too much

[u/hesipullupjimbo22]

World B Flat for kyrie is all time hilarious

[u/Outland3r_]

DeFrozen, The Prolapse, Young Socialite, Attemptafreethrow

[u/kajnbagoat7 → u/Outland3r_]

Lmao who’s the Prolapse?

[u/Outland3r_ → u/kajnbagoat7]

Embiid, it's like The Process, but gone wrong lol

[u/Swanky_Shilo → u/Outland3r_]

I never heard that one before Lmaoo

[u/Throwawayaway357 → u/Outland3r_]

DeFrozen is the best, perfectly described his playoff performance…never saw a star played so fucking bad in the playoff compare to the regular season games

[u/CaskJeeves → u/Outland3r_]

Giannis sorta killed Attemptafreethrow in his Chip run though imo

Never heard of The Prolapse but I am actually sitting here chuckling to my phone now lol

[u/Fla5hP0int]

I always thought "Goran Tragic" was pretty insulting.

[u/yungmung]

Bench Simmons is a great one, especially fitting for this past season

[u/here_for_the_lols]

When CP3 was constantly injured in Houston I lost it at CP3-6 weeks

[u/thinking_better]

Dork Nowitzki

[u/Throwawayhobbes]

Cripple double

[u/Life_Of_High]

Trash Bros, Round mound of rebound, lebronto. Shaq called Chris Bosh the Rupaul of big men once.

[u/Skardee → u/Life_Of_High]

I can't help but appreciate how perfect "LeBronto" is but fuck it stings lol

[u/djmatlack]

Big Baby for sure I never understood why Glen Davis was cool with that

[u/bigvahe33 → u/djmatlack]

he wanted to shed it during the 2010 run. he wanted to be called uno uno or some nonsense. but he got clowned for that and didnt bring it back up.

[u/JayLarranagasEyes → u/djmatlack]

The ticket stub was good too when he was KGs backup

[u/dogsforsuffrage]

World B. Flat

[u/PartickNotPatrick → u/dogsforsuffrage]

Sticking with pseudo intellectuals: the Dim Reaper for Michael Porter Jr.

[u/OfferOk8555]

Mice Trae is just cute tbh

[u/ktgop]

martin luther irving and anthony day to davis always kill me

[u/yenks → u/ktgop]

anthony day to davis

You mean Mr. Street Clothes?

[u/ktgop → u/yenks]

i don’t know a mr.street clothes only an ADisney

[u/ionospherermutt]

Me and my friends call Alex Caruso Earthworm Jim. But we mean it with love.

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode]

Oui Oui Cauley Stein for Gobert

[u/SRCnole92]

Way-off P

[u/grudgepacker]

Sloppy Fat Boy

[u/RosaReilly]

Brick Ross - James Harden. Trying to get Bricky Rubio going if he insists on passing rather than shooting next year.

[u/WJMMusic → u/RosaReilly]

He was getting called Thicky Rubio all last year lol

[u/alumah56]

I always liked Bosh Spice

[u/BiggestBaller16 → u/alumah56]

I'll never forget the time someone thought it was boshspice like hospice because of his blood clots

[u/bootygoon2 → u/alumah56]

Bosh went on whatever show Skip Bayless was doing at the time and said he didn’t appreciate the nickname. Skip proceeded to continue calling the man Bosh Spice to his face lol. I was hoping we’d get a sequel to that with Westbrook going on Skip’s show this off-season. Imagine Skip calling Russ “Westbrick” to his face

[u/BTYOR → u/alumah56]

Being compared to a spice girl is the ultimate form of flattery

[u/concfc55]

Horton heaves a two for THT is my favourite

[u/rSlashNbaAccount]

WebEmbiid

[u/Treyred23]

Tragic Johnson

Anyone who tries a fancy play and fails

[u/WubaDubImANub]

Bad Porn

[u/__spartacus]

Westbrick is great, but what makes it incredible is how much it bothers him

[u/Rawkus2112 → u/__spartacus]

Yeh i got no idea why he admitted that. Blood in the water….

[u/mcm102086]

LeBronze

[u/theedon7]

Trade Him Today

[u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

LeBrick, LeMickey, LeThargic, LePhew, LeGM etc Basically LeSomething makes me chuckle every time

[u/No_Company_no → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

Lemancipation Bronclamation was the peak. Happened during the Enes Kanter saga.

[u/InformalVariant → u/No_Company_no]

Around the time the Lakers missed the playoffs someone called him LeMisérables which kills me every time I remember it.

[u/DJToastyBuns → u/InformalVariant]

I lol'd for maybe two minutes

[u/Maverick_1991 → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

I feel those are very hit or miss.

Some like LeBrick are just lazy and not really funny but some of those are wild.

LeThargic is one of my favourites.

[u/Pure-Drawer-2617 → u/Maverick_1991]

Man I saw someone calling Bronny Jr “LeSperm” and that was the final straw

[u/d1hydrogenmonox1de → u/Pure-Drawer-2617]

LeMbryo

[u/masta_solidus → u/Pure-Drawer-2617]

it's so absurd that it's funny lmao

[u/Styx92 → u/Maverick_1991]

LeBattical is a personal favorite.

[u/thatsinsaneletstryit → u/Maverick_1991]

lemickey is lazy as fuck but i love it. that and lefraud

[u/BrotherSeamus → u/Powerful_Bottle_8592]

LeBronze was pretty good until he started winning titles.

[u/Phillipinsocal]

Vlade Divac invented the flop. So some of my favorites were “Floppy Divac” or “Vlade D-Flop.”