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The NBA was originally named as...

National American Basketball Association

League of American Basketball Players

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

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

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

3 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Chicago Packers

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

4 / 50

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

Cleveland Cavaliers

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

5 / 50

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

Sixers

Warriors

Bullets

Nuggets

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

Lebron James

Nikola Jokic

Karl-Anthony Towns

Steph Curry

7 / 50

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

San Diego Clippers

Minneapolis Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers

Harlem Globetrotters

8 / 50

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

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

Travelling

Shot clock

Buzzer beaters

Flagrant foul

10 / 50

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

MLB

NBA

MLS

NFL

12 / 50

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

1991

1995

1990

1992

13 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

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

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

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets

16 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Miami Heat

San Antonio Spurs

Los Angeles Clippers

Dallas Mavericks

17 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics

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

1947

1948

1946

1949

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

Harlem Globetrotters

Washington Generals

Minneapolis Lakers

All answers are correct

20 / 50

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Walker Smith Jr.

Lew Alcindor

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

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

September to April

October to May

October to April

September to May

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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)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

American Basketball League (ABL)

23 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Nuggets

Jazz

Lakers

Warriors

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

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

25 / 50

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

Jazz

Thunder

Pelicans

Kings

26 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Adam Silver

Maurice Podoloff

Larry O'Brien

J. Walter Kennedy

27 / 50

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

No answers are correct

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

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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

Yao Ming

Wat Misaka

29 / 50

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

108713

98010

102436

100000

30 / 50

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

Earl Lloyd

Chuck Cooper

Nathaniel Clifton

All answers are correct

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Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

All answers are correct

None of the above

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

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

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

33 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Paycom Center

Madison Square Garden

Amway Center

Maple Leaf Gardens

34 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons

LA Clippers

Boston Celtics

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What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

None of the above

scoring 100 points in a single game

All answers are correct

55 rebounds in a single game

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Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Victor Oladipo

Andrew Wiggins

Anthony Bennett

Otto Porter

37 / 50

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

Pro Team

Dream Team

NBA Team

Lean Mean Team

38 / 50

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

Hawaii

Jamaica

Canada

Puerto Rico

39 / 50

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

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

40 / 50

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

Larry Bird

Craig Hodges

Dale Ellis

Mark Price

41 / 50

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

San Diego Rockets

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

Seattle SuperSonics

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

Charley Rosen

Ossie Schectman

Ricky Green

Ben Gordon

43 / 50

In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 5

Best of 7

Best of 9

Best of 3

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Which team won the 2021 finals?

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

Milwaukee Bucks

45 / 50

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

55000

60000

50000

65000

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Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt the Stilt

All answers are correct

The Big Dipper

Goliath

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

Deandre Ayton

Trae Young

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Lakers

Celtics

Knicks

Hawks

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

1966 to 1967

1965 to 197

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1968

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What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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