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Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

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

New York Nets

Denver Nuggets

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

3 / 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

4 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1971

1970

1967

1969

5 / 50

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

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

National Basketball League (NBL)

American Basketball League (ABL)

6 / 50

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

7 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Nuggets

Lakers

Warriors

Jazz

8 / 50

In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 9

Best of 5

Best of 7

Best of 3

9 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Otto Porter

Victor Oladipo

Anthony Bennett

Andrew Wiggins

10 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt the Stilt

The Big Dipper

All answers are correct

Goliath

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What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Toronto and Ottawa

Ottawa and Vancouver

Vancouver and Toronto

12 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers

Harlem Globetrotters

San Diego Clippers

13 / 50

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

All answers are correct

Nathaniel Clifton

Chuck Cooper

Earl Lloyd

14 / 50

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

1990

1991

1995

1992

15 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Clippers

16 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

No answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

17 / 50

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

65000

50000

60000

55000

18 / 50

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

Steph Curry

Nikola Jokic

Karl-Anthony Towns

Lebron James

19 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Chicago Packers

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

Philadelphia Warriors

20 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.454

0.398

0.443

0.426

21 / 50

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

1966 to 1968

1966 to 1967

1965 to 197

1965 to 1968

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

Seattle SuperSonics

San Diego Rockets

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What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

None of the above

scoring 100 points in a single game

55 rebounds in a single game

All answers are correct

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

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

American Basketball Association

National Basketball League

Basketball Association of America

25 / 50

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

NFL

NHL

MLB

All answers are correct

26 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Maurice Podoloff

Larry O'Brien

J. Walter Kennedy

Adam Silver

27 / 50

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

Hawaii

Canada

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

28 / 50

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

Ricky Green

Charley Rosen

Ossie Schectman

Ben Gordon

29 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Milwaukee Bucks

Phoenix Suns

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

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

Larry O'Brien

Maurice Podoloff

J. Walter Kennedy

David Stern

31 / 50

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

100000

108713

102436

98010

32 / 50

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

33 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

Seattle SuperSonics

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

St. Louis Hawks

34 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

35 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Golden State Warriors

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

Phoenix Suns

Dallas Mavericks

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

37 / 50

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

Big Three

Can't Beat the Heat

Trio of Doom

Fast and the Furious

38 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

Chicago Bulls

39 / 50

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

Sixers

Warriors

Nuggets

Bullets

40 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Los Angeles

Phoenix

New York

Chicago

41 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Orlando Magic

Houston Rockets

Miami Heat

42 / 50

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

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets

43 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Boston Celtics

Buffalo Braves

Seattle Sonics

Washington Bullets

44 / 50

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

Thunder

Jazz

Kings

Pelicans

45 / 50

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

NBA

MLB

NFL

MLS

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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?

Yao Ming

Yuta Tabuse

Wang Zhizhi

Wat Misaka

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What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Clippers

Dallas Mavericks

San Antonio Spurs

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

1947

1946

1949

1948

49 / 50

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

October to May

September to April

October to April

September to May

50 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

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