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The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

2 / 50

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

1949

1948

1947

1946

3 / 50

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

Jazz

Pelicans

Kings

Thunder

4 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

All answers are correct

5 / 50

What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

scoring 100 points in a single game

55 rebounds in a single game

None of the above

All answers are correct

6 / 50

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

September to April

October to April

September to May

October to May

7 / 50

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

Larry O'Brien

J. Walter Kennedy

Maurice Podoloff

David Stern

8 / 50

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

Los Angeles Clippers

Minneapolis Lakers

Harlem Globetrotters

San Diego Clippers

9 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

Chicago Packers

Philadelphia Warriors

10 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

11 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers

Seattle SuperSonics

St. Louis Hawks

12 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Denver Nuggets

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

13 / 50

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

MLS

NBA

MLB

NFL

14 / 50

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

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Jamaica

Canada

15 / 50

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

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

16 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Lakers

Celtics

Knicks

Hawks

17 / 50

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

No answers are correct

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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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

19 / 50

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

20 / 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

21 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Larry O'Brien

Adam Silver

Maurice Podoloff

J. Walter Kennedy

22 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Miami Heat

Phoenix Suns

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Lakers

23 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York

Phoenix

24 / 50

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

National Basketball League

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

Basketball Association of America

American Basketball Association

25 / 50

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

Denver Nuggets

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

New York Nets

26 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics

LA Clippers

27 / 50

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Lew Alcindor

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Walker Smith Jr.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

28 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Nuggets

Lakers

Jazz

Warriors

29 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

All answers are correct

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

None of the above

Boston Celtics

30 / 50

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

1992

1990

1991

1995

31 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

32 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Clippers

Dallas Mavericks

San Antonio Spurs

33 / 50

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

Travelling

Buzzer beaters

Flagrant foul

Shot clock

34 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

35 / 50

In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 3

Best of 5

Best of 9

Best of 7

36 / 50

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

Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Minneapolis Lakers

37 / 50

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

MLB

NHL

NFL

All answers are correct

38 / 50

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

Dale Ellis

Craig Hodges

Larry Bird

Mark Price

39 / 50

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

40 / 50

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

FIBA

NFL

NBA

41 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Clippers

Houston Rockets

42 / 50

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

Warriors

Nuggets

Bullets

Sixers

43 / 50

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Vancouver and Toronto

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Ottawa and Vancouver

44 / 50

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

65000

50000

60000

55000

45 / 50

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

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

46 / 50

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

Fast and the Furious

Trio of Doom

Can't Beat the Heat

Big Three

47 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Boston Celtics

Seattle Sonics

Buffalo Braves

Washington Bullets

48 / 50

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

All answers are correct

Anderson

Syracuse

Tri-Cities

49 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets

50 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Anthony Bennett

Otto Porter

Victor Oladipo

Andrew Wiggins

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