One possible reason that isn&#x27;t discussed: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;88_(number)#In_white_nationalism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;88_(number)#In_white_nationali...</a><p>On Reddit a username with 88 in it can be interpreted as a dog whistle for racists.<p>Although considering how popular League of Legends is with Chinese  people, the other hypothesis seems much more reasonable.