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NBA Basketball Trivia

Try to slam dunk our NBA Basketball trivia quiz! Test your knowledge on our challenging questions on NBA teams, the Finals, MVP players, and legendary game performances from Johnson, Jordan, Bird and others. We have questions ranging from the old days of the NBA to the Lakers to the Chicago Bull dynasties. Try it now.

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What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

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What team did LeBron James win his first NBA championship with?

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Who was the first winner of the first ever three point contest in the NBA?

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Which of the following early basketball leagues become the choice for collegians looking to turn professional?

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Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

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In what year did the Basketball Association of America (BAA) changed to National Basketball Association (NBA)?

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Besides the U.S.A., what other country does the NBA have a team from?

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Which league in the world owns the prestige of having the best paid athletes by average annual salary per player?

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Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

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What team did Kobe played against when he scored both his lowest and highest game ever?

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Besides the NBA, which of the following are considered as premier basketball leagues in the world?

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Besides the NBA, what are the other major sports leagues in the U.S.A.?

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Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

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The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team was nicknamed into...

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In 1949, which of the following NBL teams merged into the BAA?

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Who broke the color barrier and became the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the NBA?

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What was introduced in 1954 to encourage shooting and discourage stalling?

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What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

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What franchise became the first former ABA team to win the NBA championship?

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Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

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What team was known as the Seattle SuperSonics before moving to Oklahoma City in 2008?

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Who served as president of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) between 1946 and 1949?

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The NBA was originally named as...

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Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

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What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

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This team set the record for most points scored in a season in 1981-1982....

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The three-point field goal that well all know today was adapted from what league?

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Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

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How many games does each team play during a regular season?

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In what format is the NBA finals played?

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Which team won the 2021 finals?

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The Buffalo Braves was renamed into what team when it was moved to San Diego?

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What NBA team has won the most championships in NBA history?

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When did the American Olympic team first started to feature active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

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The NBA was founded on what city?

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Wilt Chamberlain was once a member of what basketball exibition team?

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What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

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Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

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Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

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The NBA's regular season begins and ends from...

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Which team is considered as the first dynasty in the NBA?

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What team has won the most games in a single NBA season without winning a championship?

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Which NBA team holds the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak?

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In 2016 this player was the first to be a unanimously voted MVP

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What teams made their debut in 1970?

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What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

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Whos is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season?

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What playoff seed were the Houston Rockets when they won the NBA title in the 1994-95 season?

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When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh played for the Miami Heat, they were collectively known as the...

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Which of these players was picked before Luka Doncic in the 2018 draft?

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NBA Trivia Questions
  • Who is the only player in NBA history to earn the accolades of Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year?
  • What jersey number did Larry Bird wear during high school, college and with the Boston Celtics?
  • Twitter’s first logo was named after whom?
  • Metta World Peace was previously known as…
  • Who is the shortest NBA player of all time?
  • How tall is Muggsy Bogues?
  • Who was Isaiah Thomas named after?
  • How tall is Isaiah Thomas?
  • What was the 2000 Summer Paralympics infamous for?
  • How many of the Spanish basketball team members from the 2000 Summer Paralympics had no disability?
  • Who was 139th overall pick in the seventh round of the 1977 NBA draft?
  • The NBA was founded in the year…
  • Who scored the first basket in the first ever NBA game?
  • Who is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game?
  • Who is the first NBA player to accumulate a score of over 30,000 points during his career?
  • The youngest NBA player to score 10,000 career points is…
  • Who is the first African American to play in the NBA?
  • In what year was the WNBA launched?
  • Who holds the record for the most finals MVP in the WNBA?
  • How many finals MVPs did Cynthia Cooper-Dyke earn during her career?
  • Who are considered as the tallest identical twins in WNBA history?
  • What is the height of WNBA twins Heidi and Heather Burge?
  • This player scored the first basket in WNBA history…
  • The following teams participated in the first ever WNBA playoffs except…
  • Which WNBA team won the 1997 championship?
  • Who has the honor of scoring the first ever dunk in the WNBA?