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1 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.454

0.443

0.398

0.426

2 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Goliath

All answers are correct

Wilt the Stilt

The Big Dipper

3 / 50

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

No answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

4 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Adam Silver

Larry O'Brien

Maurice Podoloff

J. Walter Kennedy

5 / 50

What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Philadelphia Warriors

Syracuse Nationals

Chicago Packers

Minneapolis Lakers

6 / 50

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

Karl-Anthony Towns

Nikola Jokic

Lebron James

Steph Curry

7 / 50

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

Harlem Globetrotters

San Diego Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Minneapolis Lakers

8 / 50

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

NBA

NFL

FIBA

NFL

9 / 50

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

Charley Rosen

Ossie Schectman

Ben Gordon

Ricky Green

10 / 50

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

11 / 50

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

1949

1947

1948

1946

12 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

13 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

14 / 50

What NBA records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

55 rebounds in a single game

None of the above

All answers are correct

scoring 100 points in a single game

15 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Lakers

Nuggets

Warriors

Jazz

16 / 50

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

Hawaii

Canada

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

17 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Los Angeles

New York

Chicago

Phoenix

18 / 50

Who was the number one pick in the 2013 draft?

Victor Oladipo

Anthony Bennett

Andrew Wiggins

Otto Porter

19 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

None of the above

20 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Maple Leaf Gardens

Madison Square Garden

Amway Center

Paycom Center

21 / 50

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

22 / 50

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name?

Walker Smith Jr.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Lew Alcindor

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

23 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Phoenix Suns

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Lakers

Miami Heat

24 / 50

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Ottawa and Vancouver

Vancouver and Toronto

25 / 50

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

NFL

NBA

MLB

MLS

26 / 50

The Oklahoma City Thunder was originally established as...

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

St. Louis Hawks

Seattle SuperSonics

27 / 50

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

Jazz

Thunder

Kings

Pelicans

28 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Lakers

Orlando Magic

29 / 50

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

East Coast Basketball League

G League

No answers are correct

American Basketball Association

30 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

31 / 50

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

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Clippers

Milwaukee Bucks

Miami Heat

32 / 50

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

Bullets

Warriors

Nuggets

Sixers

33 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

34 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1969

1971

1970

1967

35 / 50

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

Chicago Bulls

Minneapolis Lakers

Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics

36 / 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

37 / 50

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

Anderson

Tri-Cities

Syracuse

All answers are correct

38 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

Boston Celtics

LA Clippers

Detroit Pistons

39 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

40 / 50

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

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers

41 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

All answers are correct

Washington Generals

Harlem Globetrotters

42 / 50

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

National Basketball League

Fédération Internationale de Basketball

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

43 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

44 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Charlotte Hornets

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

45 / 50

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

Pro Team

NBA Team

Dream Team

Lean Mean Team

46 / 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

Fast and the Furious

Big Three

Trio of Doom

47 / 50

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

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1967

1965 to 197

1966 to 1968

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The NBA was originally named as...

League of American Basketball Players

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

National American Basketball Association

49 / 50

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

Flagrant foul

Travelling

Buzzer beaters

Shot clock

50 / 50

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

Phoenix Suns

Dallas Mavericks

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

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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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Metta World Peace was previously known as…
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How tall is Isaiah Thomas?
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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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