Some Nickname's Verified For Heat-Nets "Nickname Game" Jan 10th
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The first “nickname jersey” game is ready to be played in Brooklyn Friday night when the defending champion Miami Heat visit the Barclays Center to face the suddenly hot Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets have a few guys on the team that have classic nicknames so we know what they will go with but they have not officially unveiled all of the names yet.
Here are some of the names that we know will make it to the nickname game for the Nets:
Deron Williams – D-Will
Kevin Garnett – The Big Ticket
Paul Pierce – Truth
Joe Johnson – JJ (I prefer Joe, Jesus)
Jason Terry – Jet
Andrei Kirilenko – Кириленко (AK47)
Mason Plumlee – Plums
Reggie Evans – Joker
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Unlike the Nets, the Heat have verified the nicknames that they will all wear via SB Nation:
LeBron James – King James
Ray Allen – J. Shuttlesworth
Dwyane Wade – D. Wade
Chris Bosh – CB
Udonis Haslem – UD
Mario Chalmers – Rio
Michael Beasley – B-Easy
Norris Cole – Cole Train
Shane Battier – Battle
Roger Mason Jr. – MoneyMase
Chris Andersen – Birdman
Rashard Lewis – Sweet Lew
Greg Oden – G.O.
Joel Anthony – Doc
James Johnson – JJ
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