Strange that Kareem never had a nickname?

[Hey Yo]

It's odd he never had one throughout his career.

Even stranger though that Earvin Johnson still refers to himself as "Magic" at age 55. You would think he would have grown out of that by now.

You never hear Dominique call himself "human highlight reel"

or

Bird referring to himself as "hick"

[LALakerFan4Life]

Kareem's nickname was "The Captain".

[Sarcastic]

It was Murdock

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RXicVjtWejM/hqdefault.jpg

[SHAQisGOAT]

Kareem's nickname was "The Captain".

This ^

:rolleyes:

Some teammates still call him Cap to this day, even...

He also had "Murdock" because of his role in Airplane.

[Myth]

It's odd he never had one throughout his career.

Even stranger though that Earvin Johnson still refers to himself as "Magic" at age 55. You would think he would have grown out of that by now.

You never hear Dominique call himself "human highlight reel"

or

Bird referring to himself as "hick"

Hick? I've heard him called that before, but Bird's real nickname is Larry Legend. How do you not know that or Kareem's nickname? :biggums:

[LBJMVP]

i'm assuming magic johnson just goes by that because its for his image or somthing.

[HOoopCityJones]

The Captain

[Sarcastic]

i'm assuming magic johnson just goes by that because its for his image or somthing.

It's like Babe Ruth. When's the last time anyone called him George Ruth? The nickname becomes the identity.

[RRR3]

Even I know Kareem was called "Cap".

[Sarcastic]

Hick? I've heard him called that before, but Bird's real nickname is Larry Legend. How do you not know that or Kareem's nickname? :biggums:


He was called "The Hick from French Lick".

[Myth]

He was called "The Hick from French Lick".

I know, but Larry Legend really became his most prominent nickname.

[outbreak]

thread backfired. Everyone knows the captain

[snipes12]

Skyhook?

[outbreak]

I know, but Larry Legend really became his most prominent nickname.

These days yeah. The hick from french lick was used a lot when he was younger. I've don't think I've heard him just called "the hick" though

[Hey Yo]

Hick? I've heard him called that before, but Bird's real nickname is Larry Legend. How do you not know that or Kareem's nickname? :biggums:
Most nicknames are derived at a NBA young age. Kareem was never givin one until after Airplane.

No reporter or interviewer said "let me ask you, Legend."...especially not today at his age.

[RRR3]

Most nicknames are derived at a NBA young age. Kareem was never givin one until after Airplane.

No reporter or interviewer said "let me ask you, Legend."...especially not today at his age.
He was called Cap, as multiple people have mentioned already.

[Myth]

Most nicknames are derived at a NBA young age. Kareem was never givin one until after Airplane.

No reporter or interviewer said "let me ask you, Legend."...especially not today at his age.

That is not what you said, originally. You said, "he never had one throughout his career." It was simply shown that you were wrong.

I do agree that it is odd that Magic fully adopted the "Magic" nickname.

[Myth]

These days yeah. The hick from french lick was used a lot when he was younger. I've don't think I've heard him just called "the hick" though

I want a reporter to start referring the Charles Barkley as "Round."

[StephHamann]

Lew Alcindor

[magmo68]

Most nicknames are derived at a NBA young age. Kareem was never givin one until after Airplane.

No reporter or interviewer said "let me ask you, Legend."...especially not today at his age.
Just stop bro...you just young talkn out the side of your neck

[Akrazotile]

Kareem was generally known in league circles as "Shrimpy" bc of the glaring lack of a bulge in his tight gold shorts despite a height of nearly 7 feet.

[Hey Yo]

That is not what you said, originally. You said, "he never had one throughout his career." It was simply shown that you were wrong.

I do agree that it is odd that Magic fully adopted the "Magic" nickname.
Fair enough.....

[outbreak]

I want a reporter to start referring the Charles Barkley as "Round."
:roll:

That would crack me up

[AnaheimLakers24]

:facepalm couldnt just look this up

[RidonKs]

kareem is his nickname bro, people just took to it so nobody calls him lew anymore

or ferdinand

[PHILA]

I don't know if this was a nickname, but in these Bucks highlight videos he is referred to as "King Lew" and the "King". That may even go back to UCLA, not sure though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEgfomjJVZE&t=15m55s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjOgUYNPmM&t=5m44s

[Asukal]

His nickname is captain hook. :oldlol:

[zizozain]

"The tower from Power."

''Kareem''

"The Captain"

''C''

"The Big Fella"

"Lew"

"Cap"

"King Lew" and the "King" as PHILA said

[TheMarkMadsen]

Bran stans like OP continuing to drop knowledge on us new era fans
































:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[iamgine]

Magic's not that strange considering Anfernee becomes Penny or Julius becomes Doctor J till this day.

One of my friend is named Steven but everybody including himself calls him Tony.

[bigkingsfan]

Bruce Lee whoop my ass Jabbar.

[coin24]

Pretty sure it was abba jabba

[kennethgriffin]

jordan = air
kareem = cap
russell = ?
earvin = magic
larry = legend
kobe = mamba
shaq = diesel
hakeem = dream
wilt = stilt
oscar = big o
west = mr clutch
baylor = ?
moses = ?
julius = Dr J
mikan = ?
pettit = ?
havlicek = hondo
barkley = sir charles
malone = mail man
stockon = ?
isiah = zeke
pippen = ?
dirk = ?
garnett = big ticket
wade = flash




some guys just dont have a nickname

[TripleA]

jordan = air
kareem = cap
russell = ?
earvin = magic
larry = legend
kobe = mamba
shaq = diesel
hakeem = dream
wilt = stilt
oscar = big o
west = mr clutch
baylor = ?
moses = ?
julius = Dr J
mikan = ?
pettit = ?
havlicek = hondo
barkley = sir charles
malone = mail man
stockon = ?
isiah = zeke
pippen = ?
dirk = ?
garnett = big ticket
wade = flash




some guys just dont have a nickname

Moses was the Chairman of the boards.

[scandisk_]

For scottie and Stockton just

Pip and Stock

:D

[outbreak]

jordan = air
kareem = cap
russell = ?
earvin = magic
larry = legend
kobe = mamba
shaq = diesel
hakeem = dream
wilt = stilt
oscar = big o
west = mr clutch
baylor = ?
moses = ?
julius = Dr J
mikan = ?
pettit = ?
havlicek = hondo
barkley = sir charles
malone = mail man
stockon = ?
isiah = zeke
pippen = ?
dirk = ?
garnett = big ticket
wade = flash




some guys just dont have a nickname

Rose = Pooh :applause:

[TripleA]

Rose = Pooh :applause:

Kobe=Bean

[RRR3]

jordan = air
kareem = cap
russell = ?
earvin = magic
larry = legend
kobe = mamba
shaq = diesel
hakeem = dream
wilt = stilt
oscar = big o
west = mr clutch
baylor = ?
moses = ?
julius = Dr J
mikan = ?
pettit = ?
havlicek = hondo
barkley = sir charles
malone = mail man
stockon = ?
isiah = zeke
pippen = ?
dirk = ?
garnett = big ticket
wade = flash




some guys just dont have a nickname
LOL @ leaving out LeBron.


Baylor was "Mr. Inside"

Moses "Chairman of the Boards"

Dirk has a lot of ones from Mavs fans, IDK if any have gone mainstream. I have heard "Dirkules", "Dirk Diggler", amongst others I can't remember

Apparently, Stockton's was "Stock" (b-ball ref lists nicknames for many players)

Mikan's was "Mr. Basketball"

Pettit was called "Big Blue" and "The Bombardier from Baton Rouge"

Pippen's is "Pip" obviously

[Brunch@Five]

Kobe=Bean

Bean is his actual middle name :confusedshrug:

[GreggPopazit]

Magic's not that strange considering Anfernee becomes Penny or Julius becomes Doctor J till this day.

One of my friend is named Steven but everybody including himself calls him Tony.

Penny's is pretty different. He grew up being called that by his family, thus to him it has always been his name essentially (kind of like Mugsy). He didn't adopt it as an adult.

[GreggPopazit]

Kobe=Bean

Kobe = Black Mamba and Rapist.

[CavaliersFTW]

"The Captain" or "Cap" how do you not know this!?

[Crown&Coke]

Yea it's weird Cap doesn't have a nickname.




Penny's is pretty different. He grew up being called that by his family, thus to him it has always been his name essentially (kind of like Mugsy). He didn't adopt it as an adult.


Didn't Penny's grandma call him "pretty" as a kid, and someone mistook it as "Penny" and it stuck?

Same thing happened with Pernell Whitaker. His boys called him Pete. So as a youngster his home crowd would cheer "Sweet Pete"

some newspaper writer thought they were calling him "Sweet Pea" and thus was known as Sweet Pea for his hall of fame career.

[Psileas]

Ok, the OP may have been mistaken, but here's something that Kareem really never got: An ASG MVP.
Yes, it doesn't mean much, but it's still unexpected and maybe frustrating for the all-time All Star apearances leader and once the all-time ASG leading scorer, who had had multiple remarkable such games not to have won the award just once.

[Hey Yo]

"The Captain" or "Cap" how do you not know this!?
Because it's not a basketball reference. It was due to the movie. That what the premise of the thread was to be about.(BB reference)

Besides, it was probably used more in local home broadcasts than nationally. Probably why I never picked up on it.

[SpecialQue]

Baylor was "Mr. Inside

This is immature as hell, but I can't stop laughing at this one.

[LAZERUSS]

Ok, the OP may have been mistaken, but here's something that Kareem really never got: An ASG MVP.
Yes, it doesn't mean much, but it's still unexpected and maybe frustrating for the all-time All Star apearances leader and once the all-time ASG leading scorer, who had had multiple remarkable such games not to have won the award just once.

Wilt only won one (in his rookie season), BUT, how in the hell did he NOT win it in the '62 ASG???

Without question, the greatest ASG ever played.

In 37 minutes...

42 points, on 17-23 FG/FGA, with 24 rebounds. BTW, Chamberlain shot .739 from the field in that game...everyone else combined... .408.

[MiseryCityTexas]

Stupid thread. Kareem's nickname was CAP because he was the Captain of the team.