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1 / 50

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

Basketball Association of America

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

National Basketball League

American Basketball Association

2 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Victor Oladipo

Andrew Wiggins

Otto Porter

Anthony Bennett

3 / 50

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

Lean Mean Team

Dream Team

NBA Team

Pro Team

4 / 50

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

Can't Beat the Heat

Big Three

Fast and the Furious

Trio of Doom

5 / 50

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

Canada

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

6 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Seattle Sonics

Boston Celtics

Washington Bullets

Buffalo Braves

7 / 50

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

1966 to 1967

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1968

1965 to 197

8 / 50

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

102436

108713

100000

98010

9 / 50

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

65000

60000

50000

55000

10 / 50

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

Sixers

Nuggets

Warriors

Bullets

11 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

No answers are correct

Los Angeles Lakers

12 / 50

Who broke the color barrier and became the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the NBA?

Wat Misaka

Yuta Tabuse

Wang Zhizhi

Yao Ming

13 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

14 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.443

0.426

0.398

0.454

15 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Lakers

Jazz

Warriors

Nuggets

16 / 50

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

San Antonio Spurs

New York Nets

Indiana Pacers

Denver Nuggets

17 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Los Angeles Clippers

Miami Heat

Dallas Mavericks

San Antonio Spurs

18 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

19 / 50

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

David Stern

J. Walter Kennedy

Larry O'Brien

Maurice Podoloff

20 / 50

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Ottawa and Vancouver

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Vancouver and Toronto

21 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

22 / 50

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

NFL

MLB

NBA

MLS

23 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

All answers are correct

24 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Toronto Raptors

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

25 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

National American Basketball Association

League of American Basketball Players

26 / 50

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

Pelicans

Jazz

Thunder

Kings

27 / 50

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

Harlem Globetrotters

Los Angeles Clippers

San Diego Clippers

Minneapolis Lakers

28 / 50

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

American Basketball League (ABL)

National Basketball League (NBL)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

29 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

None of the above

30 / 50

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

1990

1995

1991

1992

31 / 50

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

Seattle SuperSonics

San Diego Rockets

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

32 / 50

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Deandre Ayton

Trae Young

Jaren Jackson Jr.

33 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

LA Clippers

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

34 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Phoenix Suns

Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Lakers

35 / 50

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

FIBA

NFL

NBA

36 / 50

In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 3

Best of 9

Best of 7

Best of 5

37 / 50

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

Travelling

Flagrant foul

Buzzer beaters

Shot clock

38 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

39 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

The Big Dipper

Goliath

All answers are correct

Wilt the Stilt

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Lakers

Hawks

Celtics

Knicks

42 / 50

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

1946

1948

1947

1949

43 / 50

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

October to April

October to May

September to May

September to April

44 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

New York Knicks

Minneapolis Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

Boston Celtics

45 / 50

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

NFL

MLB

All answers are correct

NHL

46 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Paycom Center

Amway Center

Madison Square Garden

Maple Leaf Gardens

47 / 50

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

Syracuse

All answers are correct

Anderson

Tri-Cities

48 / 50

Whos is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

49 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1971

1967

1970

1969

50 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

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Who is the only player in NBA history to earn the accolades of Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year?
What jersey number did Larry Bird wear during high school, college and with the Boston Celtics?
Twitter’s first logo was named after whom?
Metta World Peace was previously known as…
Who is the shortest NBA player of all time?
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Who was Isaiah Thomas named after?
How tall is Isaiah Thomas?
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How many of the Spanish basketball team members from the 2000 Summer Paralympics had no disability?
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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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What is the height of WNBA twins Heidi and Heather Burge?
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Who has the honor of scoring the first ever dunk in the WNBA?

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