E-sports names: What's the deal with these players' nom de game?
December 9, 2018 at 2:47AM
Players go by their own chosen "NBA 2K" nicknames, such as OneWildWalnut, Boo Painter and Mama Im Dat Man. Here is how the first two members of the new T-Wolves Gaming team got their names:
"Hood," a k a Brandon Caicedo
Twitter: @HoodBC_
Growing up, he loved Carmelo Anthony and he loved it when Internet posters created a "Hoodie Melo" alter ego after Anthony was photographed in a hooded sweatshirt whenever he worked out. "He's a different breed when he puts on his hood," Hood said. "So I just sort of took the hood away from him."
"IFEAST," a k a Mihad Feratovic
Twitter: @iFEAST__
A "Call of Duty" enthusiast, he played with friends nicknamed I-this and I-that. "I had to pick a name, so I chose IFEAST" and he kept it for 2K play.
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