Chinese Nicknames for NBA Players – NBA.com

NBA.com provides a chart of nicknames that U.S. basketball stars have acquired in China:

German Racecar is hot, and he’s working hard to get his team to the playoffs. Meanwhile Little Emperor lords over the East and his team just clinched a postseason spot.

Hold on, hold on, what are you talking about? Who is German Racecar? Little Emperor? Well, let us explain: those are NBA players’ nicknames in China. [Full text]

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