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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

102436

108713

100000

2 / 50

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

1965 to 197

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1968

1966 to 1967

3 / 50

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

September to April

October to April

October to May

September to May

4 / 50

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

55000

60000

50000

65000

5 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

6 / 50

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

Houston Rockets

Miami Heat

Orlando Magic

Los Angeles Lakers

7 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Milwaukee Bucks

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

10 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York

Phoenix

11 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Minneapolis Lakers

12 / 50

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

No answers are correct

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

13 / 50

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

Sixers

Bullets

Warriors

Nuggets

14 / 50

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

Cleveland Cavaliers

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

15 / 50

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

MLB

All answers are correct

NHL

NFL

16 / 50

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant

Wilt Chamberlain

17 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

18 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

19 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

League of American Basketball Players

National American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

American Basketball Association

20 / 50

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

Jazz

Thunder

Pelicans

Kings

21 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Otto Porter

Andrew Wiggins

Victor Oladipo

Anthony Bennett

22 / 50

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

Flagrant foul

Travelling

Shot clock

Buzzer beaters

23 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

All answers are correct

None of the above

24 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

25 / 50

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

Steph Curry

Lebron James

Karl-Anthony Towns

Nikola Jokic

26 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Denver Nuggets

27 / 50

What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

scoring 100 points in a single game

55 rebounds in a single game

All answers are correct

None of the above

28 / 50

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

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

National Basketball League

29 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Chicago Bulls

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

30 / 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

31 / 50

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Lew Alcindor

Walker Smith Jr.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

32 / 50

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

David Stern

J. Walter Kennedy

Maurice Podoloff

Larry O'Brien

33 / 50

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

NFL

NBA

MLS

MLB

34 / 50

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

NFL

FIBA

NBA

NFL

35 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Nuggets

Jazz

Warriors

Lakers

36 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Harlem Globetrotters

Los Angeles Clippers

San Diego Clippers

37 / 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

38 / 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?

Wang Zhizhi

Yuta Tabuse

Wat Misaka

Yao Ming

39 / 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

Big Three

Can't Beat the Heat

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Deandre Ayton

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Trae Young

42 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Maurice Podoloff

J. Walter Kennedy

Larry O'Brien

Adam Silver

43 / 50

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

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Jamaica

Canada

44 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt the Stilt

All answers are correct

The Big Dipper

Goliath

45 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Chicago Packers

Philadelphia Warriors

Syracuse Nationals

Minneapolis Lakers

46 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1970

1969

1967

1971

47 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

48 / 50

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

1991

1990

1995

1992

49 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

LA Clippers

Boston Celtics

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons

50 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Dallas Mavericks

Golden State Warriors

Phoenix Suns

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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?
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The NBA was founded in the year…
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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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