| 100% | DRJ | 3 | Basketball player Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 76% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 76% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 63% | DRJ | 3 | Hooper Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 63% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Fame basketball star Julius Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 60% | DRJ | 3 | NBA legend Julius Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 60% | DRJ | 3 | Basketball's Erving, to fans: 2 wds. |
| 59% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "Tiny" who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 59% | RONARTEST | 9 | Basketball player Metta World Peace's pre-2011 name: 2 wds. |
| 59% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Worm" who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 58% | DRJ | 3 | Julius Erving's nickname in the NBA: 2 wds. |
| 58% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Big Ticket" who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball player who was #2 on Forbes's 2022 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball player who is #6 on Forbes's 2015 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | American former basketball player nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick" who was the NBA Most Valuable Player thrice in the 80s: 2 wds. |
| 53% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds. |
| 53% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 51% | DREAMTEAM | 9 | USA basketball players at the 1992 Olympics, informally: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Retired basketball player who has his own clothing line: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Lakers forward who led basketball players on Forbes's 2019 list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DRJ | 3 | Former basketball star Erving, familiarly: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Lakers and the Heat: 2 wds. |
| 49% | NATETHURMOND | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Cavaliers and the Warriors: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Basketball player who was the Octopus on season 6 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Trail Blazers and the Rockets: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AARONWILLIAMS | 13 | Former basketball player who played with ten different teams between 1993 - 2008: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Retired basketball player who is the principal owner of NBA's Charlotte Hornets and part owner of MLB's Miami Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GOLDENARCHES | 12 | McDonald's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALOHASTATE | 10 | Hawaii's nickname: 2 wds. |