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1 / 50

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

98010

100000

102436

108713

2 / 50

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

Harlem Globetrotters

All answers are correct

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Generals

3 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

4 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Clippers

San Antonio Spurs

Miami Heat

5 / 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

6 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

7 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

New York

Chicago

Phoenix

Los Angeles

8 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

Syracuse Nationals

Seattle SuperSonics

Minneapolis Lakers

St. Louis Hawks

9 / 50

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

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Jamaica

Canada

10 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Phoenix Suns

11 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Hawks

Celtics

Knicks

Lakers

12 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Washington Bullets

Boston Celtics

Buffalo Braves

Seattle Sonics

13 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

No answers are correct

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

14 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

15 / 50

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

No answers are correct

G League

American Basketball Association

East Coast Basketball League

16 / 50

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

Trio of Doom

Big Three

Can't Beat the Heat

Fast and the Furious

17 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Otto Porter

Anthony Bennett

Victor Oladipo

Andrew Wiggins

18 / 50

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

Phoenix Suns

Golden State Warriors

Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Lakers

19 / 50

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

National Basketball League (NBL)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

American Basketball League (ABL)

20 / 50

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

Syracuse

All answers are correct

Tri-Cities

Anderson

21 / 50

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

NFL

NHL

All answers are correct

MLB

22 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Seattle SuperSonics

Syracuse Nationals

San Diego Rockets

23 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Cleveland Cavaliers

24 / 50

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

Kings

Thunder

Pelicans

Jazz

25 / 50

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

26 / 50

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

Trae Young

Deandre Ayton

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jaren Jackson Jr.

27 / 50

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

Indiana Pacers

Denver Nuggets

San Antonio Spurs

New York Nets

28 / 50

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

Nuggets

Warriors

Bullets

Sixers

29 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

All answers are correct

30 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

31 / 50

What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

55 rebounds in a single game

scoring 100 points in a single game

None of the above

All answers are correct

32 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Minneapolis Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

33 / 50

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

NFL

FIBA

NBA

34 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Paycom Center

Maple Leaf Gardens

Madison Square Garden

Amway Center

35 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

36 / 50

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

Milwaukee Bucks

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Clippers

Miami Heat

37 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

None of the above

Boston Celtics

All answers are correct

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

38 / 50

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

55000

65000

60000

50000

39 / 50

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

1949

1947

1948

1946

40 / 50

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

October to April

September to April

October to May

September to May

41 / 50

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

Craig Hodges

Dale Ellis

Mark Price

Larry Bird

42 / 50

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

Shot clock

Travelling

Flagrant foul

Buzzer beaters

43 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

LA Clippers

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

Cleveland Cavaliers

44 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

Basketball Association of America

American Basketball Association

League of American Basketball Players

National American Basketball Association

47 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Bulls

48 / 50

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

Nathaniel Clifton

All answers are correct

Earl Lloyd

Chuck Cooper

49 / 50

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

1965 to 197

1966 to 1967

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1968

50 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Lakers

Warriors

Nuggets

Jazz

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