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Shaq's New Nickname? Won't be one of these 26 old ones...
Written by Brendan Bowers   
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 18:06

As Cleveland waits for Shaq to announce his new Cavalier Nickname - because we don't have that much else to do - I wanted to take an opportunity to list (26) of the nicknames I could remember, or find, that O'Neal has given himself in the past.

This list of nicknames does not include referring to Eric Dampier as 'Erica,' the Sacramento Kings as 'Queens,' our transforming his name into words like 'Shaq-tastic,' or random acts of 'Shaq-ness.'

Credit Basketbawful for their 2007 post on the subject: Shaq's Top 13 Nicknames .  If you think this list is funny, you would find the detailed effort provided by Basketbawful hilarious.

In no particular order, a list of 26 nicknames Shaq has given himself in the past:

The Big Twitterer - for his propensity to tweet

Manny Shaq-iaou- Shaq Vs. Oscar De (Manny Pacquiaou)

The Big Aristotle - a reference to his greatness, which enabled him to win the MVP Award

Shaq Fu- From his rap days with Fu Schinkens

The Big Deporter- For eliminating - or deporting - foreign born players Rik Smits and Arvydys Sabonis from the 2000 Playoffs

Wilt Chamberneazy - Tribute to Wilt the Stilt

The Big eQuotatious - for deliverying consistently funny quotes or soundbites

The Big Maravich - for making (9) free throws in a row against Portland once in the playoffs

M.D.E (Most Dominant Ever)- after averaging 40 ppg in the Finals

The Big Baryshnikov - comparing his footwork under the hoop to the Russian dancer


The Big Agave - I have no idea

The Big Galactus - I imagine some type of universe reference

The Real Deal

Witness Protection- protection of LeBron James

Superman - Man of Steel

Diesel- Diesel Engine

Shaq Daddy - coined when Sean Combs called himself Puff Daddy

The Big Felon - for making a game saving steal against Orlando

The Big Field General- nickname he gave himself in Shaq Vs. Big Ben

Shaqovic - not sure

The Big IPO - because his stock continues to rise
 
Shaq-tus - playing amongst the cactus in Phoenix

L.C.L - Last Center Left

Dr. Shaq - claimed to be a PHD
 
Osama Bin Shaq - for terrorizing Keith Van Horn under the boards in the 2002 Playoffs
 
The Big Banana - For peeling life out of the NJ Nets in the playoffs

What Shaq's official new nickname becomes remains to be seen.  Personally, I am partial to the Shaq-alier, however I am not Shaq, and it is therefore not up to me.

Hat Tip: Basketbawful


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written by BigTime, October 01, 2009
shaqmu-the killer whale, during his shaq vs. michael phelps race
...
written by Max in Missouri, October 01, 2009
How can you not love Shaq? Its impossible!
@ BigTime
written by Stepien Rules, October 01, 2009
BigTime - duly noted...thanks for the update:

#27. Shaq-mu the Killer Whale
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written by The Hazean, October 02, 2009
Witness Protection!!!
...
written by KneeJerkNBA, October 02, 2009
Big Pythagoras- because people couldn't figure him out.
...
written by qc, October 02, 2009
Shackovic he was refering to him hitting free throws(or shooting) citing the Serbians were great shooters" all those vic's" he said

Big Luggage- "because of all my handles" refering to his inner point guard skills
Explanation
written by CaptFamous, October 02, 2009
The Big Agave is basically the same as Shaqtus. Agave nectar comes from a cactus.

Galactus is a comic book character. Galactus, Devourer of Worlds. Huge guy, flies through space, eats planets.
@qc
written by Stepien Rules, October 02, 2009
qc - thanks for the details on Shackovic...much appreciated.

Also, props for #28...Big Luggage...nice!
@ CaptFamous
written by Stepien Rules, October 02, 2009
CaptFamous - thanks for stopping by and dropping a diverse range of knowledge for the betterment of this blog...from the inner workings of desert wildlife to comic heros...thanks for filling in the blanks!
@KneeJerkNBA
written by Stepien Rules, October 02, 2009
KneeJerkNBA - #29 Big Pythagoras...solid effort.

To summarize the list as edited by commentors:

#27 (BigTime) Shaq-mu the Killer Whale
#28 (qc) Big Luggage
#29 (KneeJerkNBA) Big Pythagoras

Keep them coming...
The obvious one
written by Hawv, October 02, 2009
Isn't "Shaq" in and of itself a nickname?
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written by paulp, October 03, 2009
its spelled pacquiao. smilies/smiley.gif
the new one
written by joeseven, October 04, 2009
the Big Cleveland Steamer
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written by J929, October 05, 2009
Shaqovic - not sure


Shaqovic is a reference to his free throw shooting. Notice that several good european FT shooters have the last name -vic (stoajakovic, pavlovic, etc)
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written by J929, October 05, 2009
New nick name in Cleveland:

King Kong...as a response to King James

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