Carlos Boozer: Betrayal Skull Dude

by Shums on Aug 11, 2008 3:21 AM MDT

Tom Ziller at AOL Fanhouse gives us this nugget from Beijing:

In the latest "incredible Chinese nickname" news, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Utah forward Carlos Boozer is known in China as Fan Gu Zai, which translates as "Betrayal Skull Dude." The Dealer's Jodie Valade explains:
The betrayal skull reference comes from the Chinese story of Zhuge Liang, one of China's most well-known intellectuals and military strategists. According to legend, before Zhuge died, he said, "Wei will betray the country sooner or later." Wei was a general under Zhuge's supervision."

How do you know?" someone asked.

"He has a protuberant bone on his head," Zhuge answered.

Apparently the Chinese have noticed a similar protuberance on our All-Star forward. Take note, Jazz front office: maybe it would be better to trade the Betrayal Skull Dude before he can, you know, betray us.

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Funny stuff.

But apparantly the entire Cleveland Media has the nickname Gun Fi Kai Kwa, which translates as, “We will nevel let our hatred of Carlos Boozer go. We will continue to try to make everyone hate him as badly as we hate him.”

I just find it funny that the Cleveland Plains Dealer is the news source to break this information.

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by clarkpojo on Aug 11, 2008 8:51 AM MDT reply actions

lol

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