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Here comes ‘Boogie’: 10 facts, including how DeMarcus Cousins got that nickname

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The Warriors are set to do announce all-star center DeMarcus Cousins to the media Thursday morning.

Before you see Boogie don his Warriors’ jersey for the first time, here are 10 facts on the Warriors’ newest big man.

The nickname “Boogie” was given to him by former Kentucky coach Rod Strickland during his lone season in Lexington. The name was given after Stickland saw the big man’s dribbling prowess. As Cousins told ESPN his rookie year: “I would be playing ball and I would do moves that guards would do and coach Strickland said, ‘Man, you got a lot of Boogie.