| GIANNIS | ___ Antetokounmpo Greek professional basketball player |
| PACER | Professional basketball player in Indiana |
| ONEAL | Professional basketball player, Shaquille ... (1'4) |
| LUKA | Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, _ Doncic (4) |
| CAV | Professional basketball player in Cleveland for short |
| SHAQ | ___ O'Neal, American former professional basketball player (informally) |
| BILLRUSSELL | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| SCOTTIEPIPPEN | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| TOMHEINSOHN | American retired professional basketball player who won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and coached the team for 9 seasons: 2 wds. |
| DENNISRODMAN | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Worm who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| NATEARCHIBALD | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed Tiny who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| KEVINGARNETT | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Big Ticket who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| JORDAN | Michael ___ former professional basketball player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| MAGIC | Nickname of US former professional basketball player Earvin Johnson Jr (b. 1959) (5) |
| HOOPDREAMS | 1994 documentary film following would-be professional basketball players William Gates and Arthur Agee |
| MVP | Basketball award recently won by Giannis Antetokounmpo: Abbr. |
| ESPYS | 2019 awards for Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| NBA | League for Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo: Abbr. |
| NBAMVPS | Curry and Antetokounmpo, recently |
| NBASTARS | Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, etc. |
