Statistics for Embarrassing Chapters in NBA History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This team won 73 games in the regular season, a record, but lost the Finals after leading 3-1 in the series	Golden State Warriors	94%
This team is relocated to Oklahoma City, letting the fans without any NBA team to support	Seattle SuperSonics	84%
This player joined Kobe, Shaq and Gary Payton with the Lakers to win a title for his last season, after 18 seasons playing for the Jazz. They will lose in the Finals against the Pistons	Karl Malone	76%
This player retired in 1993 at the age of 30 while being the best player in the league	Michael Jordan	73%
This player is selected #1 in the 1985 Draft after the "fate" of the first lottery gave the #1 pick to the Knicks, providing a lot of speculation.	Patrick Ewing	68%
This altercation happened in 2004 between the Pacers, the Pistons and the spectators leading to 9 players being suspended.	{Malice} at the Palace	65%
This player became the first black head coach in NBA history in 1966, 17 years after the first NBA season	Bill Russell	62%
These 2 players are suspended for bringing guns into the locker room	{Gilbert Arenas} & Javaris Crittenton	59%
This team ended the 2011-12 season with 7 wins and 59 losses (0.106), worst record in the NBA history	Charlotte Bobcats	57%
This player retired in 1971 with the Lakers and without a ring. Then, the Lakers started a 33-win run and won the title without him.	Elgin Baylor	57%
This team lost the Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conf. Finals with huge doubts about the referee's integrity	Sacramento Kings	56%
The trade of this Hornets' player to the Lakers is blocked because of other owners protest	Chris Paul	54%
This player is selected 2nd in the 1984 NBA Draft, in front of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley or John Stockton	Sam Bowie	49%
After ending the regular season as the best team and including the season's MVP, this team lost toward the 8th seed "We Believe" Warriors	Dallas Mavericks	46%
Two days after being selected by the Celtics, this player died because of a cocaine overdose	Len Bias	42%
This team made a back-to-back title after ending the regular season at the 6th seed and never having the home-court advantage during the playoffs	Houston Rockets	41%
This NBA season is the shortest ever after a 7-month lockout	1998-99	38%
In 2014, Adam Silver banned for life this Clippers owner after he made racist remarks	Donald Sterling	33%
This player is suspended for 68 games after he chocked is coach, P. J. Carlesimo	Latrell Sprewell	33%
This General Manager is at the head of the "Trust the Process" tanking leading to Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons' draft	Sam Hinkie	23%
Without the shot-clock, this team beat the Lakers 19-18 while holding the ball without doing anything most of the time	Fort Wayne Pistons	16%
This rule is established after the Cavaliers' owner traded all his consecutive 1st round draft picks to other teams leading his team to be one of the worst in the NBA history	{Ted Stepien} Rule	13%
This player is banned by the NBA because of the 1961 college basketball gambling scandal, despite never being indicted	Connie Hawkins	5%
This 4-time All-Star is banned for life after three violations of the league's drug policy	Micheal Ray Richardson	5%
This Pistons' All-Star is banned for his implication in the 1961 college basketball gambling scandal and will spend 7 years in jail. He is known as one of the biggest gangsters in the NBA history	Jack Molinas	3%