Lanky, skinny, ski ball head, pretty boy: Why Worthing Thunder have insulting names on their shirts

The club have issued an anti-bullying message which they want to take into local schools. They said: "We aim to empower our community in becoming leaders against bullying and striving to be kinder to one another.

"Our guys will be wearing a variant jersey throughout the month of February. Instead of surnames, the boys will represent names they were called as children in the hope that people will see that it can happen to anybody and even professional basketball players and athletes have been victims of some form of bullying throughout their lives."

These names include lanky, skinny, turtle neck, ski ball head, ginger and pretty boy.

Thunder added: Our players will also be visiting local schools and sports groups this month to help galvanise the local community into being kinder to everyone. Explaining how to identify bullying and becoming leaders into helping this stop happening."

Any schools or local groups who would like Thunder to go in and host an assembly or session should contact the club on [email protected] or 07490 166600.