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

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1967

1966 to 1968

1965 to 197

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

55000

65000

60000

50000

3 / 50

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

Charlotte Hornets

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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What franchise became the ninth team in 1961?

Syracuse Nationals

Philadelphia Warriors

Minneapolis Lakers

Chicago Packers

5 / 50

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

Larry O'Brien

David Stern

J. Walter Kennedy

Maurice Podoloff

6 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Denver Nuggets

Miami Heat

Boston Celtics

7 / 50

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

Tri-Cities

Anderson

Syracuse

All answers are correct

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Maple Leaf Gardens

Amway Center

Madison Square Garden

Paycom Center

10 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

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

All answers are correct

Harlem Globetrotters

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Generals

12 / 50

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

Flagrant foul

Travelling

Shot clock

Buzzer beaters

13 / 50

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

Minneapolis Lakers

Seattle SuperSonics

San Diego Rockets

Syracuse Nationals

14 / 50

Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Adam Silver

J. Walter Kennedy

Maurice Podoloff

Larry O'Brien

15 / 50

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

1948

1947

1949

1946

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Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

None of the above

17 / 50

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

18 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Hawks

Knicks

Lakers

Celtics

19 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.443

0.454

0.398

0.426

20 / 50

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

NFL

MLS

NBA

MLB

21 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

22 / 50

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

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant

Wilt Chamberlain

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

23 / 50

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

Pelicans

Thunder

Jazz

Kings

24 / 50

Which team won the 2021 finals?

Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers

Milwaukee Bucks

Miami Heat

25 / 50

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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Trae Young

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Deandre Ayton

26 / 50

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

NBA Team

Lean Mean Team

Pro Team

Dream Team

27 / 50

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

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Clippers

28 / 50

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

1992

1991

1995

1990

29 / 50

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

Craig Hodges

Dale Ellis

Mark Price

Larry Bird

30 / 50

Rick Pitino coached for which NBA team?

Boston Celtics

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons

LA Clippers

31 / 50

What team did Tim Duncan play his entire career for?

Miami Heat

San Antonio Spurs

Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Clippers

32 / 50

The NBA league is composed of how many teams?

33 / 50

What teams made their debut in 1970?

Washington Bullets

Seattle Sonics

Buffalo Braves

Boston Celtics

34 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

National American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

American Basketball Association

League of American Basketball Players

35 / 50

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Houston Rockets

Orlando Magic

Miami Heat

36 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers

37 / 50

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

East Coast Basketball League

No answers are correct

G League

American Basketball Association

38 / 50

Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt the Stilt

The Big Dipper

Goliath

All answers are correct

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

Sixers

Nuggets

Warriors

Bullets

41 / 50

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

New York Nets

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

Denver Nuggets

42 / 50

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

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Toronto and Ottawa

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Ottawa and Vancouver

Vancouver and Toronto

44 / 50

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

September to April

September to May

October to May

October to April

45 / 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?

Yuta Tabuse

Wat Misaka

Wang Zhizhi

Yao Ming

46 / 50

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

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

47 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

All answers are correct

48 / 50

The iconic NBA logo debuted in...

1969

1967

1971

1970

49 / 50

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

Phoenix Suns

Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Lakers

Golden State Warriors

50 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Phoenix

Los Angeles

New York

Chicago

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The youngest NBA player to score 10,000 career points is…
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