Cager

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Cager a noun frequently used for a professional basketball player. Term originated from early professional games (1910-1915) played in a cage to separate the audience from the playing court. Shades of Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O'Neal of the Indianapolis Pacers vs. Detroit's fans.

Cager is also used by motorcyclists and bicyclists to describe a person who drives a car. Similarly, cars themselves are described as "cages". The term is derived from the common feeling among motorcyclists that driving or riding in a car feels like being trapped in a cage, as well as alluding to the safety cages in modern cars, and to a certain extent the locked-in mindset of "cagers" who refuse to acknowledge the practicality of other modes of transport.

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