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NBA Basketball General Knowledge #1

Do you have what it takes to answer these trivia questions about the National Basketball Association?
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Last updated: April 11, 2019
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Who scored 81 points in a single game in 2006?
Kobe Bryant
What coach won 11 NBA titles?
Phil Jackson
What player won 11 NBA titles?
Bill Russell
What is the name of the Knicks arena?
Madison Square Garden
Who owns the Dallas Mavericks?
Mark Cuban
Who was the shortest player to ever win an MVP award?
Allen Iverson
… and who was the tallest?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What defensive standout is known as "The Claw" due to his enormous hands?
Kawhi Leonard
Where did the Lakers play before moving to Los Angeles?
Minneapolis
What current 6'11" player sometimes plays point guard?
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Who was known as "Air Canada"?
Vince Carter
What basketball player is depicted on a statue outside the United Center?
Michael Jordan
Who averaged a triple-double in the 1961-1962 season?
Oscar Robertson
What point guard had four different seasons shooting 50-40-90?
Steve Nash
Whose silhouette is depicted on the NBA logo?
Jerry West
Name one of the two players selected before Michael Jordan in the 1984 draft
Hakeem Olajuwon or
Sam Bowie
What was the first NBA team that Kevin Durant played for?
Seattle Supersonics
What jersey number did Gilbert Arenas wear?
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What bearded player leads the league in free throw attempts since 2010?
James Harden
What Pacers player charged into the stands to fight fans in an event
that became known as the "Malice in the Palace"?
Ron Artest
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Level 84
Mar 8, 2017
Thank you for accepting Greek Freak. :-)
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Level 46
Aug 6, 2019
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Level 43
Jan 10, 2022
shut UP
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Level 44
Mar 15, 2017
I gave up with 1 minute left when I had 1 answer box remaining. It was after I gave up that I realized the free throw question had the world "bearded" in it.
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Level 23
Apr 25, 2017
37 sec left. Had trouble on the 50-40-90
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Level 53
Apr 25, 2017
If you accept MJ for Jordan, then can you please accept AI for Iverson?
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Level 35
Apr 25, 2017
Just stop being lazy and type the name.
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Level 43
Apr 25, 2017
1/20 hahaha ^^
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Level 69
Apr 27, 2017
3 for me, woot, woot!
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Level 65
Apr 25, 2017
Easy
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Level 65
Apr 26, 2017
Could you accept just "Vince" for Vince Carter
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Level 35
May 24, 2017
How lazy can you actually be??
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Level 76
Jul 31, 2018
He's commonly referred to as "Vince" such as Kobe, Lebron, Hakeem and Kareem which are all accepted
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Level 14
Jan 15, 2021
just type carter
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Level 48
Jan 20, 2018
20/20
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Level 17
Oct 17, 2020
100% on my first try, great quiz
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Level 81
Dec 9, 2020
Jokić is practically the same height as Giannis and he often plays point guard in Nuggets' unusual system - some people even coined the phrase "point center" to describe his position.
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Level 16
May 23, 2023
ben simmons also does that
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Level 14
Jan 15, 2021
got all of them with 0:39 left
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Level 16
May 21, 2021
i got them all with 1:53 left
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Level 65
Jun 24, 2021
Got all of them with 3:59 left you guys are really dumb
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Level 47
Feb 13, 2022
i forgot about sam bowie oh crud

Only missed 4, which is surprising since i haven't researched the nba in about a few months

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Level 67
Dec 19, 2023
Ben Simmons is a more accurate answer than Antetokounmpo.