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

Big Three

Trio of Doom

Fast and the Furious

Can't Beat the Heat

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What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Walker Smith Jr.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Lew Alcindor

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What team is known as "The Greek Freak's" team?

Milwaukee Bucks

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Clippers

Miami Heat

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

San Diego Rockets

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

Seattle SuperSonics

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

1949

1948

1947

1946

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What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Vancouver and Toronto

Toronto and Ottawa

Ottawa and Vancouver

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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?

108713

102436

100000

98010

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

Dale Ellis

Craig Hodges

Mark Price

Larry Bird

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

1991

1990

1992

1995

10 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Los Angeles

Chicago

Phoenix

New York

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The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

Minneapolis Lakers

St. Louis Hawks

Seattle SuperSonics

Syracuse Nationals

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What teams made their debut in 1970?

Buffalo Braves

Washington Bullets

Boston Celtics

Seattle Sonics

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

All answers are correct

Syracuse

Tri-Cities

Anderson

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

NBA Team

Lean Mean Team

Pro Team

Dream Team

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

Larry O'Brien

Maurice Podoloff

David Stern

J. Walter Kennedy

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

Miami Heat

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Denver Nuggets

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.443

0.398

0.426

0.454

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Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Celtics

Hawks

Lakers

Knicks

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

Travelling

Buzzer beaters

Flagrant foul

Shot clock

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Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

All answers are correct

None of the above

Boston Celtics

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

Pelicans

Kings

Jazz

Thunder

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What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Packers

Philadelphia Warriors

Syracuse Nationals

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

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Detroit Pistons

25 / 50

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

Basketball Association of America

American Basketball Association

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

National Basketball League

26 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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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

Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers

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

San Diego Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Harlem Globetrotters

Minneapolis Lakers

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

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Hawaii

Canada

30 / 50

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

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

FIBA

NFL

NBA

NFL

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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?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant

Wilt Chamberlain

33 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

34 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Amway Center

Maple Leaf Gardens

Madison Square Garden

Paycom Center

35 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Andrew Wiggins

Otto Porter

Victor Oladipo

Anthony Bennett

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What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Dallas Mavericks

San Antonio Spurs

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Clippers

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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?

Yuta Tabuse

Wang Zhizhi

Wat Misaka

Yao Ming

38 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

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

Ben Gordon

Charley Rosen

Ricky Green

Ossie Schectman

40 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

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

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets

Los Angeles Lakers

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Toronto Raptors

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

43 / 50

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

44 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Milwaukee Bucks

Miami Heat

Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers

45 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

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Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Jazz

Nuggets

Warriors

Lakers

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Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

All answers are correct

Chicago Bulls

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

1965 to 1968

1965 to 197

1966 to 1968

1966 to 1967

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

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

Orlando Magic

Los Angeles Lakers

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

Chuck Cooper

Earl Lloyd

Nathaniel Clifton

All answers are correct

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Metta World Peace was previously known as…
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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?
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Who holds the record for the most finals MVP in the WNBA?
How many finals MVPs did Cynthia Cooper-Dyke earn during her career?
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