Heat center Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal's first and middle name are said to mean "little warrior" in Islam, but in China, he's just known as "Warrior."

With the announcement this week that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic will play two preseason games and the Magic will play an exhibition game against the Chinese men's national team in China in October, the NBA released a list of nicknames Chinese fans have given NBA players. China is the NBA's second largest market after the U.S. The U.S. men's national team played there last summer and O'Neal, who signed a five-year endorsement deal last year with Chinese sporting goods company Li-Ning to market his Dunkman shoes in China, visited in August.

According to the NBA's nicknames list, the Cavaliers' "King James" LeBron James is known as "Little Emperor." Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets is called "Sweet Melon" because Melo is similar to melon, the league says. Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki is known as "German Racecar." Houston's Dikembe Mutombo is called "Africa's Big Mountain." And the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Garnett? "King of the Wolves."