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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/astarisaslave on 2025-07-13 15:59:34+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that due to teasing, basketball player God Shammgod went by Shammgod Wells until high school. He only reverted to his birth name when he enrolled in college as he was told he would have to register under his legal name and could not afford to have it legally changed.