| ROBERTSON | Oscar, American basketball player nicknamed 'The Big O' (9) |
| OBNOXIOUS | Horrid old boy, Oscar, American, outside no.11 (9) |
| LARRYBIRD | American former basketball player nicknamed The Hick from French Lick who was the NBA Most Valuable Player thrice in the 80s: 2 wds. |
| KEVINGARNETT | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Big Ticket who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| ORBISON | Singer known for his trademark dark glasses and nicknamed The Big O, Roy ... |
| RAY | ___ Orbison, former US singer nicknamed 'The Big O' (3) |
| OSCAR | NBA great nicknamed "The Big O" |
| SHAQUILLEONEAL | American basketball player drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft (9,5) |
| DENNISRODMAN | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Worm who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| AKEEM | First first name of the basketball player nicknamed 'The Dream' |
| WILT | ___ Chamberlain American basketball player who is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game |
| JORDAN | Michael ---, American basketball player who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s (6) |
| JAMES | American basketball player for the Los Angel es Lakers. LeBron _ (5) |
| EXPO | Player at the Big O |
| LEBRONJAMES | American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who earned $85.5M in 2018: 2 wds. |
| CAGER | Time in credit as American basketball player (5) |
| JOHNSON | Magic --, American basketball player (7) |
| CRAWFORD | Jamal ___ American basketball player who announced his retirement in March 2022 |
| DENNIS | Retired American basketball player, _ Rodman (6) |
| ONLY | Started the lonely song by the Big 'O' left in New York initially (4) |
