Dario Šariu0107, dubbed the Warriors’ second-best player by fans this season, has earned an unprecedented amount of nicknames over his seven-year NBA career. As the internet’s Dario Šariu0107 stan, I’m here to guide you — and to help you decide when you should call Dario ‘the Homie’ or when ‘Stepback ŠiŠi’ is more fitting.
ŠiŠi
Origin: Dario’s dad
Popularized by: Dario’s coaches and teammates in Croatia (per Crosports_ on Twitter, 2016)
Hey, listen, if I could, I’d just insert the war flashbacks meme here. I couldn’t find much on the origins of this enigmatic moniker, but it seems to stretch back to Dario’s father’s time playing pro ball in Croatia in the 80s.