minus-squarevalanche@fediverser.communick.devBtoNBA@fediverser.communick.dev•Where does the culture come from to call good NBA players by their first names or by nicknames? It isn’t like that in other sports leagues.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoGuys with more interesting first names than surnames (Magic, LeBron, Kobe, Shaq) Euro guys with cool enough first names, hard surnames (Luka, Giannis, etc.) Brady is Brady, Mahomes is Mahomes because Tom and Patrick are pretty boring names linkfedilink
Guys with more interesting first names than surnames (Magic, LeBron, Kobe, Shaq)
Euro guys with cool enough first names, hard surnames (Luka, Giannis, etc.)
Brady is Brady, Mahomes is Mahomes because Tom and Patrick are pretty boring names