Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins said he wants to get rid of his "Boogie" nickname, adding, "I just wanna be DeMarcus," according to The Undefeated's Lonnae O'Neal.
“It’s just like, Jesus Christ! It’s so much extra put on with ‘Boogie,’" Cousins told O'Neal. "I don't want to be Boogie. I just want to be DeMarcus."
The six-time All-Star first earned his nickname as a freshman at Kentucky. Former NBA guard and Kentucky assistant Rod Strickland was reportedly "enchanted by the smoothness of the big man’s moves," explaining Cousins' grace and size with a simple term: Boogie.