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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

NFL

NBA

2 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

3 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

4 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.443

0.454

0.426

0.398

5 / 50

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

6 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Phoenix Suns

Dallas Mavericks

7 / 50

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

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1967

1966 to 1968

1965 to 197

8 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

None of the above

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

All answers are correct

9 / 50

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

Deandre Ayton

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Trae Young

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

10 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

11 / 50

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

G League

East Coast Basketball League

No answers are correct

American Basketball Association

12 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Dallas Mavericks

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Clippers

San Antonio Spurs

13 / 50

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

Denver Nuggets

New York Nets

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

14 / 50

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

15 / 50

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

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

National Basketball League

16 / 50

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

1948

1946

1947

1949

17 / 50

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

Dream Team

Lean Mean Team

NBA Team

Pro Team

18 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

19 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Lakers

Hawks

Knicks

Celtics

20 / 50

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

1990

1991

1995

1992

21 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt the Stilt

All answers are correct

The Big Dipper

Goliath

22 / 50

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

Cleveland Cavaliers

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Miami Heat

23 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

LA Clippers

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

24 / 50

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Ottawa and Vancouver

Vancouver and Toronto

25 / 50

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

Toronto Raptors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

26 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Madison Square Garden

Maple Leaf Gardens

Paycom Center

Amway Center

27 / 50

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

Milwaukee Bucks

Houston Rockets

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Clippers

28 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Anthony Bennett

Andrew Wiggins

Otto Porter

Victor Oladipo

29 / 50

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

National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball League (NBL)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

American Basketball League (ABL)

30 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Buffalo Braves

Boston Celtics

Seattle Sonics

Washington Bullets

31 / 50

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

All answers are correct

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Generals

Harlem Globetrotters

32 / 50

How much was Wilt Chamberlain's salary when he spent one year with the Harlem Globetrooters?

60000

50000

65000

55000

33 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

National American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

League of American Basketball Players

34 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1969

1967

1971

1970

35 / 50

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

Buzzer beaters

Shot clock

Flagrant foul

Travelling

36 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

37 / 50

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

MLB

NHL

All answers are correct

NFL

38 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

39 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Chicago Packers

Minneapolis Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

Syracuse Nationals

40 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

All answers are correct

41 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

Denver Nuggets

Boston Celtics

42 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

St. Louis Hawks

Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers

Seattle SuperSonics

43 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

No answers are correct

44 / 50

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

Fast and the Furious

Can't Beat the Heat

Trio of Doom

Big Three

45 / 50

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

Mark Price

Dale Ellis

Larry Bird

Craig Hodges

46 / 50

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

Thunder

Kings

Pelicans

Jazz

47 / 50

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

Nathaniel Clifton

Chuck Cooper

All answers are correct

Earl Lloyd

48 / 50

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

98010

108713

102436

100000

49 / 50

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Lew Alcindor

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Walker Smith Jr.

50 / 50

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

Hawaii

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Canada

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The youngest NBA player to score 10,000 career points is…
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