The nickname itself, though, has taken some time to grow on Porzingis. He explained after Sunday’s 133-123 win over the Indiana Pacers that it wasn’t always his favorite. “You know what, at first I didn’t like it. I was like what is that, ‘unicorn?’ I had never heard that word before. K.D. gave me that nickname and it stuck, it stuck. At first, I didn’t like it that much but now I like it. Now I actually like it. I think it kind of represents the way I play. I can play all over the floor and with my height and length. So, I try to embrace that and I try to play like a unicorn,” Porzingis said.