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What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Philadelphia Warriors

Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Packers

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

Pelicans

Thunder

Kings

Jazz

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

Dream Team

Lean Mean Team

NBA Team

Pro Team

4 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

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What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

scoring 100 points in a single game

All answers are correct

55 rebounds in a single game

None of the above

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The 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the record for the single largest attendance for an indoor event, how many attendees?

100000

98010

102436

108713

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What team won the NBA championship in the 2019-2020 season held in the NBA bubble?

Miami Heat

Denver Nuggets

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

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

Jamaica

Canada

Hawaii

Puerto Rico

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What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.443

0.426

0.454

0.398

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

MLS

MLB

NBA

NFL

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What team did Shaquille O'Neal win three consecutive championships with from 2000-2002?

Orlando Magic

Houston Rockets

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

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

September to May

October to April

October to May

September to April

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

Denver Nuggets

New York Nets

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

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

Dallas Mavericks

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

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

Travelling

Shot clock

Flagrant foul

Buzzer beaters

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

Trio of Doom

Can't Beat the Heat

Big Three

Fast and the Furious

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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?

Wang Zhizhi

Wat Misaka

Yao Ming

Yuta Tabuse

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Back in 1967, the Houston Rockets was originally established as...

Minneapolis Lakers

San Diego Rockets

Seattle SuperSonics

Syracuse Nationals

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Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

All answers are correct

Goliath

Wilt the Stilt

The Big Dipper

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What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers

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The NBA was originally named as...

National American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

League of American Basketball Players

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Trae Young

Deandre Ayton

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In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 3

Best of 9

Best of 5

Best of 7

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From what period did the NBA expanded from 9 to 14 teams?

1966 to 1967

1965 to 197

1966 to 1968

1965 to 1968

25 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

26 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Chicago

New York

Los Angeles

Phoenix

27 / 50

Kobe Bryant was drafted straight out of high school by what team?

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Charlotte Hornets

28 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Anthony Bennett

Andrew Wiggins

Victor Oladipo

Otto Porter

29 / 50

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

Tri-Cities

Syracuse

Anderson

All answers are correct

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What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Toronto

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Ottawa and Vancouver

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

1995

1991

1990

1992

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

National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball League (NBL)

American Basketball League (ABL)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

33 / 50

Who was the player that scored the first ever basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA)?

Ricky Green

Ben Gordon

Ossie Schectman

Charley Rosen

34 / 50

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

Washington Generals

Minneapolis Lakers

All answers are correct

Harlem Globetrotters

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Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

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What team holds the record for the most wins in a single NBA regular season?

Chicago Bulls

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

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

American Basketball Association

East Coast Basketball League

No answers are correct

G League

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

1948

1946

1947

1949

39 / 50

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

Karl-Anthony Towns

Lebron James

Nikola Jokic

Steph Curry

40 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Maple Leaf Gardens

Paycom Center

Madison Square Garden

Amway Center

41 / 50

What team did Michael Jordan play for during his six championship runs?

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

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

NHL

MLB

All answers are correct

NFL

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Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Celtics

Hawks

Lakers

Knicks

44 / 50

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

Larry Bird

Craig Hodges

Dale Ellis

Mark Price

45 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Boston Celtics

Seattle Sonics

Washington Bullets

Buffalo Braves

46 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

St. Louis Hawks

Seattle SuperSonics

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

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

Larry O'Brien

J. Walter Kennedy

David Stern

Maurice Podoloff

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Who among the following became the first African-American players in the NBA?

All answers are correct

Earl Lloyd

Nathaniel Clifton

Chuck Cooper

49 / 50

Which professional sports league is considered the third in terms of revenue?

NFL

FIBA

NFL

NBA

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The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1967

1970

1969

1971

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