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Top 5 best nicknames on sports today, only one pick per pleb, why?

Big Dumper — Cal Raleigh42.9%
King Henry — Derrick 0.0%
Chef Curry — Stephen Curry14.3%
Beef Stew — Isaiah Stewart28.6%
La Pulga — Lionel Messi0.0%
The Procedure — Joel Embiid14.3%
King James — Lebron 0.0%
Joker — Jokic0.0%
All Rise / The Judge — Aaron Judge0.0%
The Beard — James Harden0.0%
7 votes \ poll ended
23 sats \ 1 reply \ @lunanto 5 May

Ant-Man (Anthony Edwards). Dude plays with zero fear, dunks on everyone, and talks endless trash with a smile. The nickname is fun, catchy, and matches his larger-than-life personality. Rising superstar energy.

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Yeap that one we missed, i put the blame on the good old democracy

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In my mind, the top tier of nicknames have to basically become the player’s name, like Magic or Dr. J, and they should capture something about their game.

That’s why I love Beef Stew so much as a nickname.

Joker also meets those criteria

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Big dumper
Beef stew
The Procedure
Chef Curry
Joker

Until now that's it

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68 sats \ 2 replies \ @brave 4 May

Giannis - The Greek Freak.
Bro is 7 feet tall, runs like a guard, jumps out the gym and dominates like a unicorn.
Most fitting and coolest nickname in sports right now

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Strong contender really I'll share the blame of forgetting with @Undisciplined

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Does he still play basketball though?

Yes, it’s one of the greatest nicknames ever.

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There are a lot of good options here

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SN only allowed 1 answer but if you want rank your 5 will help me a lot

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In no particular order:

  1. Big Dumper
  2. The Procedure
  3. King * (James, Henry)
  4. Joker
  5. The Judge/All Rise

But really, there are so many good ones

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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @Oxy 4 May

King of Clay - Rafael NadalKing of Clay - Rafael Nadal

The undisputed GOAT nickname in tennis. It perfectly sums up his absurd dominance on the surface (14 French Opens, insane win rate).

No one else owns a surface like this

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Amazing one as well

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Haha all these are good but nothing beats the Big Dumper.

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23 sats \ 2 replies \ @Entrep 4 May

Ronaldo Nazário - O Fenômeno

At his peak, his combination of power and skill was literally "The Phenomenon" that changed the striker role forever.

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Concordo e botaria o Bruxo tmb, mas infelizmente não jogam mais

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É óbvio que esqueci o melho Adriano Imperador

Bom demais o didico

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