Jerry West and David West are the only NBA All-Stars to wear their name on the front and back of their jerseys.
Proof for Jerry West
Proof for David West
Crazy they named a whole conference after these guys
Crazy they names a whole direction after these guys
The Direction
Just One Direction though.
I live in the hemisphere named for them
They named the compass after Brian Cardinal though
Crazy these guys get shouted out on every map ever made
That’s what happens when you defeat Goliath
I dunno what Jerry did to earn such an accolade tho
are you familiar with jerry west’s career? it’s actually not that crazy—dude was absolutely bonkers. should’ve been the Wests vs the Chamberlains playing in the Russell Basketball Association
Bro got the logo and a conference, wild
Big if true
It’s only a matter of time until we see a Jaylen/Jalen East.
Or Kanye’s daughter after she breaks the gender barrier and becomes the first female nba player.
There is no gender barrier, women are allowed to play in the NBA
*MWNBA
Why wait, wnba have all star games
Yeah but we were talking about things people care about
Not for trans men
Kanye daughter is trans?
Go to far right-wing subreddits where you belong.
Jerry West could play on the right wing and left wing
Rodrygo can do it too. Mbappe as well but he doesn’t wanna play on the right for some reason
You can suck my trans phallus, bitch. I’m trans AF
My bad, I misinterpret your intent
Apology accepted.
Trans men can’t play in the WNBA. They would have to play in the NBA.
Bro have you ever seen juwanna mann!? /s
Related. Orlando Johnson Robinson was the only player to have his first and last name on his jersey.
Edit: wrong last name. Addition Magic Johnson would have been awesome too.
I always wanted Alan to play in Houston. For like a 10 day contract or something. And Rolando Blackman to play in Orlando. Close enough.
Kinda weird that Rolando Blackman and Renaldo Balkman are like 2 whole ass different Latino knick players.
I read the first paragraph and was about ready to get out my “Well ackshully…” because I thought you were talking about Renaldo Balkman. And then you shut me up real quick.
Well done, good sir. Well done.
Yeah I’ve watched video of rolandos game winner in the 93 playoffs enough times.
I just read this recently about Riley and Rolando too.
During the 2006 NBA Finals, Blackman’s former coach with the New York Knicks, Pat Riley, admitted, publicly for the first time, that sitting Rolando Blackman in favor of John Starks during game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals was the biggest coaching mistake in his career, and that he has never forgiven himself for it.
Need people named Brooklyn and Charlotte to step up in the future
Flipside is that anyone except McDyess who played for the Spurs qualifies. As they’re all sans Antonio
I can’t speak for the other anglophone countries, but in the US, Brooklyn tends to be a feminine name. The Liberty would have to change their named location from New York to Brooklyn for that to work. Charlotte would have to acquire a WNBA team.
Missed opportunity with Orlando Woolridge
Orlando Robinson just needs to go to the Magic
He did! 25-26! Played 4 games, even started 1
What about Bol Bol?
Orlando Robinson as well
Oops that’s who I meant! Robinson, not Johnson.
Cries in Delonte
Just wait til Dave East stops rapping and gets back in the gym
Need someone to give Dave East a 10 day then we’ll take care of the rest in fan voting
Sean East was selected for the 2026 NBA Rising Stars but they don’t use East/West as names. Maybe he’ll make the big game one day.
Edit to add: Ooops. The big game doesn’t use East/West anymore either… the dream is dead.
Wait they don’t? Is it still team LeBron vs team Giannis?
USA Stars vs USA Stripes vs World
So we just need a guy named Usa or World.
World b free
It was Team USA and Team World this year
Quality off-season content.
Too bad Sean East II didn’t pan out… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_East_II
Why is west a common last name and not east
East isn’t uncommon per se they just don’t produce talented people for whatever reason
Well I was wrong looking at the numbers. Even North is more popular than East. Crazy cause I’ve met 2 East people and never met a West or North in the wild. South is the least common apparently.
I’ve only seen Eastwood or Eastman
Nolan North, Peter North are at least two famous Norths. Kanye West, David West, Jerry West. Are there any famous Easts or Souths?
Nathan East is a famous bassist
Peter north
Elite ball(s) knowledge
Also what a case of nominal determinism with Peter North’s occupation lol.
Does Dave East count?
Balanced out by Wright being a common last name but not Left
What about Wleft?
How about Wrong?
More at 7pm
Wait until John All Stars makes the league
Did Kanye never do this?
he’s on the cover of a david bowie album so that’s more impressive
He tried but Kobe stopped him
You got me.
This is going to win me $27,000 on Jeopardy one day.
Until OKC drafts Billy Thunder
Not true, OP. Timofey Mosgov wore his jersey name on both sides (…but on separate occasions)
Now THIS is offseason content
10⁄10
That definitely is one of the facts of the world!
Nice
Send this to Jeopardy.
Kanye West and Delonte West are the only ppl who wear West on their clothes that have never made an nba all star team!
There’s still a chance for Ye
Discrimination
“Where’s the back of the jersey’s?!!” “ I need more proof!”
Offseason things
They’re also the highest scoring father son duo in nba history
Imagine being so good at something the entire world agrees to put your last name as a direction wow what a legacy
Fucking divas.
Millsap was the only person to actively campaign for presidency on their jersey
Now THIS is the summer content I’m here for.
Just wait til Joey Portland makes the league.
Westbrook in shambles
What about Barry East?
Just wait until Jimmy Oklahoma City goes pro for the Thunder
that is so wrong
Orlando Robinson did it in an actual game, not a mickey mouse event
proof
Ok
Welcome to the offseason
There’s Stan Washington (played for the Bullets) and Reggie King (played for the Kansas City Kings).
There’s also Orlando Robinson who had the cool effect of his first name on the front and his last name on the back.
Magic Johnson should’ve played for Orlando!
This is prime off-season content
Time to create a new conference for the Wembanyama region of the country!
Any Kings player with a fitting last name? Derik Queen wouldve been kinda cool, someone make that happen.
I miss the CP3 and D West duo
It should be 3 but LeBron James refuses to change his last name to match his Step-father Delonte. Talk about ungrateful, he might not be his real dad but that’s the man that stepped up
Am I the only one that remembers DeAngelo Pelicans?
too bad rapper dave east never played in the league and was nice. instead he’s making pause jokes on a podcast lol.
Incorrect
Good you brought receipts. I wouldnt have believed you otherwise.
Forgot about that ring chasing bum david west lol
Hey now he was beast early in his career with the Hornets & Pacers
Jerry west would be a Walmart version of chandler parsons today