I think Shaq gives out too many nicknames and people keep them only to humor him then when hes gone they dump ‘em.
Though I liked Stoudemire’s new nick name

And I’ve never heard anyone refer to King James in casual conversation without sounding like a douche. It’s usually just Lebron.

But my point wasn’t clear. I just can’t stand that it’s always the full name and nickname “Glen BIG BABY Davis” – rarely just the nickname sans the rest of the name.

Why am I wasting my time talking about this? I’ll stop now.

Pick one! don’t combine them all.

And no, people don’t religiously call people by only their nicknames. I don’t all Lebron "Lebron ‘King’ James. I don’t even call him King James. I don’t call Wade Dwyane, “Dwyane ‘Flash’ Wade.” I rarely said “Michael ‘Air’ Jordan.” I don’t incorporate Superman when I talk about Howard. Never said “Andres ‘Chapu’ Nocioni.” Don’t say “Gilbert ‘Agent Zero’ Arenas”- nor do I use “Agent Zero” alone. Same with “Chauncey ‘Mr. Big Shot’ Billups”, “Kobe ‘The Black Mamba’ Bryant”, “Vince ‘Vinsanity’ Carter”, etc.