It still blows my mind Ervin Johnson convinced the world while in college to call him.... MAGIC

[Ziggiy]

NBA players in the 80's had the BEST nicknames


Jordan- Air
Dominique- Human Highlight Film
Johnson- Magic
Isiah- Zeke
Larry- Hick From French Lick
Barkley- Round Mound Of Rebound
Drexler- The Glyde

 

[¢apitali$t Migraine]

Nickname urself "Magic", then contract HIV messing with Isaiah Thomas's homebo- errruhhh I mean women outside of marriage, totally not gay at all 80's Enbeeay superstar brehs.

 

[ComputersPutin]

RIP Hamilton. That man not only had a sick name..but marketed himself with a mask

 

[Sauce Dab]

Was "the Answer"
And don't forget about the admiral

 

[Ghpstface]

People mentioning ha-ha or Julio or whatever don't realize the audacity of ERVIN asking him to call him...MAGIC...like....I'm so good I'm magical

he WAS that good you idiot

 

[Rekkapryde]

its the Magic Man baby!

that's my GOAT

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

The big unit

 

[EndDomination]

NBA players in the 80's had the BEST nicknames


Jordan- Air
Dominique- Human Highlight Film
Johnson- Magic
Isiah- Zeke
Larry- Hick From French Lick
Barkley- Round Mound Of Rebound
Drexler- The Glyde

A lot of those nicknames were so damn smooth

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

NBA players in the 80's had the BEST nicknames


Jordan- Air
Dominique- Human Highlight Film
Johnson- Magic
Isiah- Zeke
Larry- Hick From French Lick
Barkley- Round Mound Of Rebound
Drexler- The Glyde

Yeah but what I'm saying is MAGIC wasn't even that dudes nickname...he was KNOWN AS MAGIC JOHNSON and everyone was like

 

[Ziggiy]

Yeah but what I'm saying is MAGIC wasn't even that dudes nickname...he was KNOWN AS MAGIC JOHNSON and everyone was like

Some nicknames just stick breh. I grew up in Lansing Michigan and the high school Everett's Gym is named "Magic Johnson Gymnasium". No mention of Ervin whatsoever.


I mean Magic just really fits for his playing style and personality. I mean honestly, dude's HIV just fukking disappeared...like magic....

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Yeah but what I'm saying is MAGIC wasn't even that dudes nickname...he was KNOWN AS MAGIC JOHNSON and everyone was like

Your thread is going over everyone's head. It's not a thread about athletes that simply have nicknames...

For example if you met Clyde Drexler you wouldn't address him as "The Glyde." When David Robinson is introduced to ppl he's not introduced as "The Admiral"


BUT Magic is introduced AS MAGIC...

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Goat nickname in sports = He hate me

 

[Flay Mayweather]

Hakeem the Dream :just4wow:

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Your thread is going over everyone's head. It's not a thread about athletes that simply have nicknames...

For example if you met Clyde Drexler you wouldn't address him as "The Glyde." When David Robinson is introduced to ppl he's not introduced as "The Admiral"


BUT Magic is introduced AS MAGIC...

Exactly. It completely USURPED Ervin as a name...he was so cold as a youth he just became MAGIC

 

[dontreadthis]

it's interesting how literally almost the whole thread is missing the OP'S point. but speaking of audacious nicknames (that didn't make it in this case) wasn't Lance Stephenson calling himself "Born Ready" or something like that?