Han kallar Pride "King" eftersom det är hans smeknamn .
Det förklaras i avsnittet NCIS (mothership) som introducerade New Orleans-laget, "Crescent City" , Säsong 11 Episod 18:
Down in NO, LaSalle explains to Brody how Pride got the name King: When Pride first opened up the New Orleans NCIS office he made a big drug bust and a local crew made him an honorary member and named him King. LaSalle was a sheriff's deputy and King saved his life after Katrina.