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I can hear in my head an announcer getting carried away after a vicious dunk "Kuminga Boominga!!"

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How about Congan Cobra for JFK. Hype jam could be RHCP Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky cause that is how high he can fly.

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I may be mistaken but to my knowledge cobras are an Asian snake and there are none in Africa.

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Yurtseven continues to beast.

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Some great interviews from both Kuminga and Moody after the game today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB5TQT7Tp_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMceZ-24b5M

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Offtopic: there should be a chant before game, "Here's JHONNY"

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Or in game

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That was a fun game to watch. I so want to go to summer league one time. And dubs should just sign GP2 and be done with it.

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We ignore the bad nickname and ignore/shame anyone who uses it. Then it will be used by only haters and snickering kids, and who cares what they use.

JFK can be a placeholder for now. I suspect we'll just end up calling him JK, Jay, Jonny or Ming. Look at the existing Warriors nicknames:

Steph

Klay

Dray

Andre (or reluctantly Iggy)

Wiggs

Poole (Party)

Loon

Wise (<-- still settling)

Baze

JTA (yeah around here I call him Juanito, Our Guy Juanito, but no one else does)

No one on the team really has a nickname besides their name. Other stuff doesn't stick (Baby Faced Assassin, Big Jim, Two-Way Wiggs...). The only one I can think of in big use was Mo Buckets... even Blur wasn't used that much

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I think Kuminga rolls off the tongue and it’s fun to say, so that’s gonna be it. In text forums it’ll be JK or JFK if folks here want to feel cheeky.

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I’m just worried that If we call him JFK, he’ll refuse all road trips to Dallas.

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Damnit!(pours another cup of coffee. orders another keyboard)

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Chef Curry has a little bit of traction, but mainly because of Drake.

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The best nickname Klay has ever had was given to him by Bogut - Big Smokey

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I honestly prefer Klaybot for him!

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Klaybot is great too! Klay has several very good nicknames

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He also has headband klay and China klay lol

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Those aren’t nicknames, those are states of mind

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It’s pretty good, but the masses have spoken and that one’s never used. We do have ChinaKlay, CaptainKlay, etc, but that’s for more specialized uses

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Eh, I don't know about that. I've heard Big Smokey used by fans that I didn't know in places like bars and viewing parties, as well as from other NBA players, but I've never heard anyone call him CaptainKlay. Nicknames aren't a zero sum thing, great players tend to have a few of them and different ones are used by different parts of the fanbase. I do agree that we should let Kuminga's develop organically and not force one just for the sake of having one.

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Who is Baze? There is no such thing. Almost sounds familiar.

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I was sad Ender wouldn't stick.

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He just has to up his game to another level. This could be the year of Ender.

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I like to think there's still time for this. It's up to Wiggins to up his last 2 minute game and hit a couple of forty-footers for wins.

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You don't think a couple of 30 footers would do it? :D

Seriously, though I finally realized that there just aren't enough Warriors fans who have also read an obscure sci fi book from 1985 (the movie didn't help, if anything it was so bad it made things worse because people WANTED to forget), so then you have to explain the joke and that just never works.

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Ming the Merciless ;-)

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When you google “Congoat” an article about Kuminga comes up.

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How about Agent Zero? (Like Arenas nickname?)

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Full id: Agent Zero Zero Freak

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Double 0K

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I like this

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Thats a good one! That could stick

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Having a nickname with the Congo in it might inspire him. He wrote a great piece in the Players' Tribune about it being rare for kids to get to the NBA (and other things) from the Congo. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/jonathan-kuminga-high-school-g-league

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I saw both Kid Congo and King Congo suggested elsewhere.

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Probably dumb but Why not just Kongo with a K? Reppin his name within his country or something like that

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Fantastic

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The Congoat?

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How about Kaboom?

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We need to have a nickname vote. JFK and Kumingod would both be possibilities. Need a few more.

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Congo Comet.

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Ming the Merciless?

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Johnny Rockets?

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JoKu

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Or more formally: KuJo

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/

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lol @ this movie description... is it a comedy or horror flick, I can't tell

> Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

KuJo, a friendly Congolais, contracts a rage of vengeance and conducts a reign of terror on the NBA basketball court.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/mediaviewer/rm1676398080/

OK, let this nickname make it just so we can photoshop this movie poster... "Now, there's a new name for terror. KuJo"

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Title: ‘The curse of the seventh pick’

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He's from a city called Goma... how about Gomazilla?

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I'm vetoing all of them

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only JFK has veto powers

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Mingus?

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Charles Kumingus? 😄

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Black Panther is perfect for him...in every way. Sleepys call

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It’s a bit long, isn’t it? What was the name of Mowgli black panther friend? Bagheera.

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Interesting...could work. Or the villain... T'Challa lol

Yes it is long...theres always a drawback lol

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Y'all are way overthinking this. Black Panther is catchy. The other names aren't. So... go with Black Panther. It fits him anyway.

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Agreed! So thats 3 votes for Black Panther

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Make that 4

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See i dont want to butcher his family name...just my two cents

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Im goin w Black Panther...a slashing black super hero from the congo...and its a tribute to Chadwick

Kuminga fo eva!

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Hahahaha that’s good! Japanese anime all over, since it’s already been said that he’s raw as sushi! Arigato.

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Well when u put it that way...not bad

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Kuminga is a hot new crypto alt-coin. Get in fast before everyone else figures it out.

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https://alchetron.com/cdn/lake-kivu-b262c9c4-9157-44b9-b628-dbb2cff04e4-resize-750.jpeg

On unrelated note, that’s where JFK comes from. Lake Kivu. I say, that’s not bad. Not bad at all.

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Until you realize it can kill you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption?wprov=sfla1

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Jesus Christ. 😳

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We really made a living capitalizing on the Wolves mistakes. Thanks again for taking Jonny Flynn (lol) and leaving JFK under the Christmas tree.

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Up next, Towns 🤣

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Kumingod

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Oooh, I'm here for that!

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Espec since he plays wild like bazegod

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I suppose JFK has to be his nickname now, as it’s kind of a nickname emergency

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I'm not necessarily the #1 fan of that nickname but we need to get rid of the other one ASAP. JFK reminds me too much of 35. What about Kumihameha? Johnny K? or simply JK.

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How bout no nickname lol. I haven't seen one I like

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The problem is that a horrifying one is gaining traction

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It's too late. It's too popular on Instagram at this point

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#WAYTOOEARLY but.. who do you guys think will fall flat on their face from the top 10 this year? The top 7 outside of Giddey (need to see more) all looks like they mean business.

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And Giddey went right by Cade for a two-hand dunk on a pick-and-roll on his first play. :D Definitely intriguing.

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Whoa.

“Fact or Fiction: The Rockets have the best rookies from this class.

Lopez: Fiction. Houston's depth stands out -- Green, Sengun, Garuba and Christopher -- but I like the high-end potential of both Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody in Golden State. The Warriors legitimately could have picked either player at No. 7, and they wound up with both players. They are also going into a win-now situation with the Warriors with the right setup around both of them, surrounded by veterans who are going to push them to make the most of their contributions.”

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32010903/nba-summer-league-2021-biggest-surprises-disappointments-far-las-vegas

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Jalen Johnson doing well, good to see considering he was one of my favored prospects!

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George Lopez knows what hes talking about!

If im being honest, id still go with my original 14th wish pick in Sengun...but Moody is a very good pick so i cannot complain

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Wonder if they would have gotten Sengun if we didn't have wiseman. Makes you think if we had LaMelo, Kuminga, and Sengun

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If we had lamelo we might not have the 14th pick XD. But Sengun would’ve been real nice if we had the wing position covered by LaMelo or heck even Tyrese

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can’t believe rockets snagged sengun from OKC like that. presti will regret that

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