Why do they called Lebron and Kobe by their 1st name?

Question

all the other players are called by their last name but you know what i mean

Answer 1

It's because these two players are the best in the world and everybody knows them.  Once someone says their first name, you know exactly who the person is talking about.  Saying the last name is not even necessary.

It's just like if I say Wilt, Shaq, or Magic...you know exactly who I am talking about.  Sometimes it works that way with just a last name too...like Jordan or Bird.

Answer 2

coz' their first names are very unique. you rarely meet a lebron or a kobe out there. besides they're extremely famous enough to be called on a first name basis. hey, you also called kwame brown as simply kwame

Answer 3

in video games thy say last name but in real life it jus sounds better

u wudnt say "james with the nice crossover" i sounds better "lebron with the nice crossover"

Answer 4

Lebron sounds cooler than James

Kobe sounds cooler than Bryant

Answer 5

Cause they're like the only NBA players with those names.

Answer 6

cos theyre good

Answer 7

Because they are both ridiculous names and they sound funny when you pronounce them. It's obvious that Lebron is a made-up name. His parents probably wanted to name him Lebaron, after the car, but didn't know how to spell it right.  

Answer 8

cuz their last names are like their first names, bryant and james? their first names are more like last names.

Answer 9

cuz lebron and kobe are up there as the best basketball players in the NBA so they get special recognition

Answer 10

idk it jus sounds kooler i guess

Answer 11

Because of the skill level they have. Nobody else has the names Kobe or LeBron. Its pretty famous. They also call Shaq by his first name. Most names in the NBA are very common.