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NBA - The Only Person to Do It

Can you name the only person in NBA history to accomplish these remarkable feats?
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Last updated: October 7, 2021
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First submittedMay 1, 2021
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Score 100 points in a single game
Wilt Chamberlain
Win six NBA finals MVPs
Michael Jordan
Win an NBA finals MVP with three different teams
Lebron James
Win a gold medal in all three of his Olympic appearances
Kevin Durant
Win eleven NBA championships as a player
Bill Russell
Win eleven NBA championships as a coach
Phil Jackson
Win six regular-season MVPs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Win an MVP with a listed height of 6'0" or shorter
Allen Iverson
Record a rap album which sold more than 1 million copies
Shaquille O'Neal
Star in a movie with Denzel Washington
Ray Allen
Kill a lion with a spear *allegedly
Manute Bol
Lead a non-U.S. team to an Olympic gold medal, 1992–present
Manu Ginobili
Appear on the NBA logo
Jerry West
Be born in Asia and be drafted #1
Yao Ming
Play in the All-Star game as a teenager
Kobe Bryant
Be shorter than 6'7" and lead the league in rebounds
Charles Barkley
Play in four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s)
Vince Carter
Score 37 points in one quarter
Klay Thompson
Serve in the U.S. senate
Bill Bradley
Kiss Magic Johnson on the cheek while on the court
Isaiah Thomas
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Level 55
May 1, 2021
Wow what a Legend Manu is! Yet severely underrated.
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Level 90
May 1, 2021
It could be argued that Sabonis led the Soviet Union in their 1988 Gold Medal.
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Level 85
May 2, 2021
That's exactly what Wikipedia says: "Sabonis led the Soviet Union to a gold medal".
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Level 85
May 2, 2021
Not to mention Šarūnas Marčiulionis.
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Level ∞
May 2, 2021
Fixed the question. I forgot about the era when the U.S. sent college players and the Eastern Bloc sent referees :)
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Level 81
May 2, 2021
That's one very salty comment. The USA team was beaten by the Soviets fair and square in the semifinals in 1988. As the Washington Post said in their contemporary article, "Wednesday, there was no resetting of the clock twice in the final three seconds, as happened 16 years ago. The Soviets won this semifinal game straight up, 82-76, led by Rimas Kurtinaitais' 28 points and seven rebounds and Arvidas Sabonis' 13 points and 13 rebounds." On the other hand, we are talking about the same Olympics that saw Carl Lewis win his share of gold medals in a completely fair and non-cheating manner *cough cough*...
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Level 55
May 3, 2021
Yes that's right, except QM was talking about the 1972 olympics, where the soviets got THREE inbound chances even though their passes went out of bounds as time expired.
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Level 81
May 3, 2021
The comment he was replying to explicitly mentioned 1988 Olympics and Sabonis.
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Level 65
May 17, 2021
@vitriden: It doesn't change the fact that the US sent college players and the USSR sent grown-ass men. That's a mismatch no matter what country you're from. Once the US could send real adults to the Olympics, it was a wrap.
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Level 68
May 18, 2021
Even so, Luis Scola was on the Argentinian team that won gold. He was the leading scorer in a number of their contests.
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Level 56
May 20, 2021
@Elan wrap alright - wrapped up that sweet bronze medal in 04 after losing to Puerto Rico, Lithuania and Argentina.
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Level 84
May 2, 2021
Joel Embiid also claims to have killed a lion when he was a kid. Admitted later that he totally made it up (which should have been obvious when part of it included him carrying the lion back to his village as a 6 year old).
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Level 62
May 4, 2021
Isaiah Thomas should be Isiah Thomas. Isaiah is the former Boston Celtics Point Guard and not the Pistons one who played in the Magic era and kissed him...
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Level 75
May 17, 2021
Wasn't Mark Aguirre part of the crew as well?
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Level 72
May 4, 2021
Are we sure Manute Bol killed a lion? Sounds like a tall tale lol
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Level 61
May 4, 2021
Bob Cousy was only 6'1" and won an MVP
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Level ∞
May 13, 2021
Changed the criteria to eliminate Cousy as an answer
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Level 18
May 12, 2021
Great Quiz, Bill bradley one was hard
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Level 40
May 14, 2021
To know that jordan won 6 final mvp, there are people , but to know that Carmelo Anthony has won Olympic gold 3 times, there is no one left. American patriotism lol .
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Level 67
May 17, 2021
They're not all supposed to be easy. It's a fair question. He is the only guy to do it.
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Level 65
May 17, 2021
That's what makes it a quiz. You're not gonna know all the answers. I mean, I knew all the answers, but that's because I watch basketball.
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Level 65
May 17, 2021
you might want to add an asterisk to the jerry west one because that is also allegedly (although we all know its true). The NBA refuses to acknowledge its him since they would then have to pay him royalties
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Level 46
Oct 7, 2021
Kevin Durant has now played on three Olympic teams equaling Carmelo Anthony
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Level ∞
Oct 7, 2021
Changed the question.