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150 NBA Basketball Trivia Questions (With Answers!)

150 NBA Basketball Trivia Questions (With Answers!)

The NBA has been running since 1946, and it has produced more strange stories than most sports manage in a century. This list skips the questions everyone already knows the answer to. Instead you get a shot clock invented with a calculator, a 7’7″ centre who claimed to have killed a lion with a spear, and a draft pick announced during a Taco Bell ad.

There are 150 questions across 10 categories, built for family game nights, car trips, group chats and anyone who has ever said “actually, it was 1962” during a broadcast.

Read the question aloud, give everyone ten seconds, then reveal the answer. Star ratings show difficulty: ⭐ easy, ⭐⭐ medium, ⭐⭐⭐ for the people who read box scores from 1974.

150 NBA Basketball Trivia Questions

Numbers that sound made up

  1. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points on March 2, 1962. In which small Pennsylvania town was the game played? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Hershey. The Warriors beat the Knicks 169-147, and no video of the game exists.
  2. In 1961-62 Wilt averaged 50.4 points and 48.5 minutes per game. A game is only 48 minutes long, so how is that possible? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Overtime. He barely came off the floor all season.
  3. How many times did Wilt Chamberlain foul out in 1,205 career NBA games? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Never.
  4. In 1967-68 Wilt led the entire league in a stat normally owned by point guards. Which one? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Assists, at 8.6 per game. He was a 7’1″ centre.
  5. In January 2015 Klay Thompson scored 37 points in a single quarter against Sacramento. How many threes did he make in that quarter? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Nine, an NBA record for a quarter. He shot 13-of-13 from the field.
  6. In December 2005 Kobe Bryant outscored an entire team through three quarters. Which team, and what was the score? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Dallas Mavericks, 62-61. Kobe sat out the fourth quarter because the game was already won.
  7. At 5’7″, Spud Webb won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest. Which teammate did he beat in the final? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks.
  8. LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record in February 2023. Which team was he playing? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Oklahoma City Thunder. Kareem’s mark of 38,387 had stood since 1989.
  9. In March 2024 LeBron became the first player to reach 40,000 career points. Which team did he do it against? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Denver Nuggets.
  10. The 1971-72 Lakers won 33 games in a row. Which team ended the streak? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Milwaukee Bucks, with a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, winning 120-104.
  11. Ben Wallace stood 6’9″ and went undrafted, yet he won this award four times, tied for the most ever. Which award? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006).
  12. Stephen Curry made 402 threes in 2015-16, the first time anyone passed 400. Whose record of 286 did he break? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: His own, from 2012-13.
  13. Curry holds the record for most threes in a Finals game. How many? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Nine, in Game 2 of the 2018 Finals against Cleveland.
  14. Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points in a 1986 double-overtime loss. Which team was he playing? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Boston Celtics. Larry Bird said afterwards that it was “God disguised as Michael Jordan.”
  15. Klay Thompson made 14 threes in a single game in October 2018. Which team did he do it against? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Chicago Bulls.

Draft night and the picks that got away

  1. Portland took Sam Bowie second in 1984, one pick before the Bulls took Michael Jordan. Which Hall of Fame guard already on Portland’s roster made them look elsewhere? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Clyde Drexler. They wanted a centre.
  2. Greg Oden went first in 2007. Which team drafted Kevin Durant second? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Seattle SuperSonics, who moved to Oklahoma City a year later.
  3. Kobe Bryant was drafted 13th by Charlotte in 1996 and immediately traded. Who did the Lakers give up for him? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Vlade Divac.
  4. Dallas got Dirk Nowitzki by trading for him on draft night. Which Bucks-drafted big man went the other way? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Robert “Tractor” Traylor, the sixth pick.
  5. Nikola Jokić was picked 41st in 2014, and the pick was announced during a commercial break. Whose ad was it? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Taco Bell.
  6. Manu Ginóbili, four-time champion and Hall of Famer, went in the 1999 draft at what position? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 57th, one of the last picks in the draft.
  7. Tim Duncan trained as a competitive swimmer as a kid in the US Virgin Islands. What made him quit the pool? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Hurricane Hugo destroyed the island’s only Olympic-size pool in 1989. He switched to basketball at 14.
  8. Steve Nash was drafted 15th in 1996 by which team, which later traded him away and then got him back in 2004? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Phoenix Suns. He won his two MVPs after returning.
  9. Everyone says Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team. What actually happened? ⭐⭐
    Answer: He didn’t make varsity as a sophomore and was placed on JV instead. He wasn’t cut outright.
  10. In 2003 the Pistons took Darko Milićić second overall. Name the three players taken right after him. ⭐⭐
    Answer: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
  11. The 1985 draft lottery gave the Knicks Patrick Ewing, and conspiracy theorists still claim one of the envelopes was frozen. What were the theorists claiming? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: That the Knicks’ envelope was chilled so it could be picked out by feel.
  12. John Stockton, the all-time assists leader, was picked 16th in 1984. Which future Hall of Famer went fifth that same year? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Charles Barkley.
  13. Victor Wembanyama was the first pick in 2023. Which team took him, and did he win Rookie of the Year unanimously? ⭐⭐
    Answer: San Antonio Spurs, and yes. He received every first-place vote.
  14. Giannis Antetokounmpo was drafted 15th in 2013. Which team made the pick? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Milwaukee Bucks.
  15. The 1996 draft class produced three future league MVPs. Name them. ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash.

Shots, series and the moments nobody forgot

  1. “The Shot” in 1989 ended a first-round series. Which defender was Michael Jordan hanging in the air over? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Craig Ehlo of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  2. In Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semis, Reggie Miller scored 8 points in how many seconds against the Knicks? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 8.9 seconds.
  3. Ray Allen’s corner three in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals tied the game with 5.2 seconds left. Which Heat teammate grabbed the rebound that set it up? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Chris Bosh.
  4. LeBron’s chase-down block in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals stopped which Warriors player? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Andre Iguodala.
  5. In Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern semis, Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beater over the Sixers bounced how many times on the rim before dropping? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Four.
  6. Robert Horry won seven championships without ever being an All-Star. Which three franchises did he win them with? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Houston (2), the Lakers (3) and San Antonio (2).
  7. Willis Reed limped out for Game 7 of the 1970 Finals on a torn thigh muscle. How many points did he score? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Four, on his first two shots. The Knicks won anyway.
  8. The 1965 Eastern Conference Finals produced the call “Havlicek stole the ball.” Which two teams were playing? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Celtics and the 76ers.
  9. In Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers trailed by 15 in the fourth quarter. Who threw the alley-oop that sealed it, and who caught it? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Kobe Bryant to Shaquille O’Neal, against Portland.
  10. Michael Jordan scored 38 in the “Flu Game” during the 1997 Finals. Years later, what did the team’s trainer say had probably made him sick? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Pizza. Late-night delivery in Park City, Utah.
  11. Damian Lillard ended the 2019 first-round series against Oklahoma City with a shot from roughly how far out? ⭐⭐
    Answer: About 37 feet, followed by a wave goodbye to Paul George.
  12. Derek Fisher won Game 5 of the 2004 Western semis with how much time left on the clock? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 0.4 seconds, after Tim Duncan had put the Spurs ahead with 0.4 seconds left.
  13. In the 2011 Finals, Dirk Nowitzki played Game 4 sick and still hit the go-ahead layup late. What was he suffering from? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: A sinus infection and a fever of about 101.
  14. Game 7 of the 1969 Finals at the Forum had balloons hung in the rafters, waiting to be dropped on the Lakers’ celebration. Who won instead? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Celtics, 108-106.
  15. In Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, Kyrie Irving hit a stepback three over which defender with under a minute to play? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Stephen Curry.

Nicknames and where they came from

  1. The Lakers are named after Minnesota’s lakes. The Utah Jazz began in which city? ⭐⭐
    Answer: New Orleans.
  2. The Golden State Warriors started life in which city in 1946? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Philadelphia. They moved to San Francisco in 1962.
  3. David Robinson was nicknamed “The Admiral.” Why? ⭐⭐
    Answer: He graduated from the US Naval Academy and served in the Navy before joining the Spurs.
  4. Whose silhouette is supposed to be the NBA logo, even though the league has never officially confirmed it? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Jerry West.
  5. The Bucks got their name through what process in 1968? ⭐⭐
    Answer: A name-the-team contest for fans.
  6. The Toronto Raptors took their name from which 1993 film? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Jurassic Park.
  7. Earvin Johnson earned the nickname “Magic” at 15. What did he do to earn it? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: A high school triple-double of 36 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists, after which a local sportswriter gave him the name.
  8. Which Spurs great was nicknamed “The Big Fundamental” by Shaquille O’Neal? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Tim Duncan.
  9. Dennis Rodman’s nickname “The Worm” came from his habit of doing what at pinball machines? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Squirming and twisting his body around the machine.
  10. Julius Erving picked up “Doctor” from a childhood friend, who he called what in return? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: “The Professor.”
  11. Who gave Darryl Dawkins the nickname “Chocolate Thunder”? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Stevie Wonder.
  12. Walt “Clyde” Frazier borrowed his nickname from which film? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Bonnie and Clyde, because his hat resembled the one worn in the movie.
  13. “Pistol Pete” Maravich got his nickname from what? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The way he shot, launching the ball from his hip like a pistol.
  14. “The Round Mound of Rebound” was the college nickname of which Hall of Famer? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Charles Barkley, at Auburn.
  15. After a 42-point night against the Lakers in 2001, Shaquille O’Neal declared which player “The Truth”? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Paul Pierce.

Rules, rims and the things the league changed

  1. The 24-second shot clock was created by Danny Biasone. What maths did he use to land on 24? ⭐⭐
    Answer: He divided the 2,880 seconds in a game by 120 shots, the number he thought made for a good game.
  2. Who hit the first three-pointer in NBA history on October 12, 1979? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Chris Ford of the Celtics.
  3. How far is the NBA three-point line at the top of the arc, and how far in the corners? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 23 feet 9 inches and 22 feet.
  4. The NCAA banned dunking from 1967 to 1976, largely aimed at one player. Who? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  5. Darryl Dawkins shattered backboards in 1979. What did the league eventually introduce to stop it? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Breakaway rims, in 1981.
  6. The NBA reportedly fined Michael Jordan $5,000 per game for wearing his red and black shoes. Who paid the fines? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Nike.
  7. “Hack-a-Shaq,” the tactic of fouling a poor free-throw shooter on purpose, was popularised by which coach? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Don Nelson.
  8. The Celtics’ famous parquet floor was built from what kind of materials, and why? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Leftover oak, because postwar supplies of long planks were scarce.
  9. Which company replaced Spalding as the NBA’s official ball supplier in 2021? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Wilson.
  10. Who won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Larry Nance.
  11. The “Larry Bird exception” lets teams exceed the salary cap to do what? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Re-sign their own players.
  12. The NBA play-in tournament involves which seeds in each conference? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The 7th to 10th seeds.
  13. In 2022 the NBA retired one jersey number league-wide, in honour of Bill Russell. Which number? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 6.
  14. In 1976 the NBA merged with the ABA. Name the four ABA teams that joined. ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Nets, Nuggets, Pacers and Spurs.
  15. What colours was the ABA’s famous basketball? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Red, white and blue.

Franchise history and identity crises

  1. In the first BAA game on November 1, 1946, the Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66. In which city was it played? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Toronto, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
  2. The Clippers began in 1970 as which team? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Buffalo Braves. They became the San Diego Clippers in 1978 and moved to Los Angeles in 1984.
  3. The Sacramento Kings started out as which team in 1945? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Rochester Royals.
  4. The Lakers won how many championships while based in Minneapolis? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Five.
  5. The Celtics won eight straight titles between 1959 and 1966. How many of those were with Bill Russell as coach and player? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Two, in 1968 and 1969 (the eight straight all came before that, under Red Auerbach).
  6. The Spurs made the playoffs how many years in a row, the longest streak in NBA history? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 22, from 1998 to 2019.
  7. What was the 76ers’ record in their infamous 1972-73 season? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 9-73.
  8. What was the Charlotte Bobcats’ record in the 2011-12 season, the worst winning percentage ever? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 7-59.
  9. Two Canadian teams joined the NBA in 1995. Name them, and which one later moved to Memphis. ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies. The Grizzlies moved in 2001.
  10. The Charlotte Hornets regained the franchise history from 1988 to 2002 in 2014. Which team had it been attached to? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The New Orleans Pelicans, who had been the Hornets in between.
  11. Julius Erving was sold to Philadelphia in 1976 as part of the ABA-NBA merger fallout. Roughly how much did the Nets sell him for? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: About $3 million.
  12. The Seattle SuperSonics won one NBA title. In which year, and who did they beat? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 1979, against the Washington Bullets.
  13. The Washington Bullets became the Wizards in 1997 because owner Abe Pollin was disturbed by what? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Gun violence, especially after the assassination of his friend Yitzhak Rabin.
  14. The Detroit Pistons began life in which Indiana city? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Fort Wayne, as the Zollner Pistons.
  15. The Atlanta Hawks won their only championship in St. Louis. In which year? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 1958, led by Bob Pettit.

Player stories too strange to invent

  1. Hakeem Olajuwon didn’t play organised basketball until roughly what age? ⭐⭐
    Answer: About 15. He grew up playing soccer and handball in Nigeria.
  2. Dikembe Mutombo went to Georgetown planning to become what? ⭐⭐
    Answer: A doctor.
  3. Manute Bol claimed to have killed a lion with what weapon? ⭐⭐
    Answer: A spear.
  4. Manute Bol, at 7’7″, and Muggsy Bogues, at 5’3″, were teammates. On which team, and in which season? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Washington Bullets, 1987-88.
  5. Michael Jordan tried professional baseball in 1994. Which minor league team did he play for, and what did he hit? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Birmingham Barons, batting .202.
  6. Why did Jordan choose the number 23? ⭐⭐
    Answer: He wanted half of his older brother Larry’s number, 45.
  7. Steve Kerr holds the NBA record for career three-point percentage. What is it? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 45.4 percent.
  8. Stephen Curry passed Ray Allen as the all-time leader in career threes in December 2021. Where? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Madison Square Garden, against the Knicks.
  9. Larry Bird was drafted in 1978 but didn’t sign with the Celtics until 1979. Why? ⭐⭐
    Answer: He went back to Indiana State for his senior season.
  10. During Linsanity in 2012, Jeremy Lin dropped 38 points on which star-studded opponent? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Lakers, including Kobe Bryant.
  11. Kevin Garnett was the first player in 20 years to go straight from high school to the NBA. In which year? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 1995.
  12. Shaquille O’Neal earned a doctorate in 2012. In what field? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Education, from Barry University.
  13. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a cameo in a famous comedy. Which one? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Airplane! (1980), as a co-pilot.
  14. Michael Jordan became the majority owner of which NBA team in 2010? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Charlotte Bobcats, later renamed the Hornets. He sold it in 2023.
  15. Steve Nash grew up in Victoria, Canada, playing which other sport heavily? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Soccer.

Coaches, owners and the people behind the scenes

  1. Phil Jackson won 11 titles as head coach. How many with the Bulls and how many with the Lakers? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Six with Chicago, five with Los Angeles.
  2. What did Red Auerbach famously do on the bench when he felt a game was won? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Lit a victory cigar.
  3. Who became the first Black head coach in NBA history? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Bill Russell, as a player-coach for the Celtics in 1966.
  4. In March 2022 Gregg Popovich passed which coach to become the winningest in NBA history? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Don Nelson.
  5. Pat Riley trademarked what word after his Lakers chased a third straight title? ⭐⭐
    Answer: “Three-peat.”
  6. Steve Kerr won five titles as a player. Which two teams did he win them with? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Bulls (three) and the Spurs (two).
  7. Larry Brown is the only coach to win an NCAA championship and an NBA title. Which two teams? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Kansas in 1988 and the Pistons in 2004.
  8. Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo Suns were known as “Seven Seconds or Less.” Which point guard won two MVPs running them? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Steve Nash.
  9. Who was the first commissioner of the league that became the NBA? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Maurice Podoloff.
  10. After his ban in 2014, Donald Sterling sold the Clippers to Steve Ballmer for how much? ⭐⭐
    Answer: $2 billion.
  11. Mark Cuban bought the Mavericks in 2000 for roughly how much? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: $285 million.
  12. Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in 1979 for how much, including the Forum? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: About $67.5 million.
  13. Bulls general manager Jerry Krause once said that “organizations win championships.” Which player took huge offence to it? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Michael Jordan.
  14. Who coached the 1992 Dream Team? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Chuck Daly.
  15. Which assistant coach is credited with developing the triangle offense that Phil Jackson used? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Tex Winter.

The Finals

  1. Who is the only player to win Finals MVP on the losing team? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Jerry West, in 1969.
  2. The Larry O’Brien Trophy is named after a commissioner who had earlier held which government post? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: US Postmaster General.
  3. The Finals MVP award was renamed after Bill Russell in which year? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 2009.
  4. In his last shot as a Bull in 1998, Jordan got past which Utah defender? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Bryon Russell.
  5. In Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, Kobe Bryant shot 6-for-24. What happened? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The Lakers still beat the Celtics 83-79.
  6. In Game 6 of the 1980 Finals, a rookie played centre for the injured Kareem and scored 42. Who? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Magic Johnson.
  7. Andre Iguodala won 2015 Finals MVP after starting how many regular-season games that year? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Zero.
  8. Michael Jordan averaged what in the 1993 Finals against Phoenix? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 41.0 points per game, a record.
  9. In 2006 the Heat came back from 0-2 down in the Finals. Which team did they beat? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Dallas Mavericks.
  10. In Game 1 of the 1995 Finals, Nick Anderson missed four straight what? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Free throws, which helped the Rockets steal the game and the series.
  11. The 2004 Pistons beat a Lakers team with Kobe, Shaq, Karl Malone and Gary Payton. Who was Finals MVP? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Chauncey Billups.
  12. In 2019, which team became the first from outside the US to win the title? ⭐
    Answer: The Toronto Raptors.
  13. In 2016, LeBron James led both teams in which five categories? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
  14. Game 5 of the 1976 Finals went how many overtimes? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Three. Boston beat Phoenix 128-126.
  15. Which team did Dirk Nowitzki’s Mavericks beat in 2011 to avenge their 2006 loss? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Miami Heat.

Aussies and the rest of the world

  1. Luc Longley was the first Australian NBA star. How many championships did he win with the Bulls? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Three, from 1996 to 1998. He was picked seventh overall in 1991.
  2. Andrew Bogut went first overall in 2005. Which team drafted him, and which team did he win a title with in 2015? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The Milwaukee Bucks drafted him, and he won with the Golden State Warriors.
  3. Patty Mills scored how many points in Australia’s bronze medal game at Tokyo 2020? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: 42, against Slovenia.
  4. Patty Mills won a championship with which team in 2014? ⭐
    Answer: The San Antonio Spurs.
  5. Ben Simmons, born in Melbourne, went first overall in 2016. He won Rookie of the Year in 2018 even though he’d missed what? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The entire 2016-17 season with a foot injury.
  6. Dante Exum went fifth in 2014 without playing which type of basketball beforehand? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: US college basketball.
  7. Andrew Gaze played in how many Olympics for the Boomers? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: Five, from 1984 to 2000.
  8. In Tokyo 2020 the Boomers won bronze, the first Olympic medal ever for which Australian team? ⭐⭐
    Answer: The men’s basketball team.
  9. Josh Giddey became the youngest player in NBA history to record what? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: A triple-double, at 19 years and 84 days.
  10. Lauren Jackson won how many WNBA MVP awards? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Three.
  11. Which NBA superstar was born in Melbourne, Australia? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Kyrie Irving.
  12. Dirk Nowitzki became the first European-born player to win MVP. In which year? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 2007.
  13. Toni Kukoč led Croatia against the Dream Team in 1992. Which Bulls stars took the game very personally? ⭐⭐
    Answer: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who were annoyed at their GM’s affection for Kukoč.
  14. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored how many points in the title-clinching Game 6 of the 2021 Finals? ⭐⭐
    Answer: 50.
  15. Yao Ming was the first pick in 2002. What made him the first of his kind? ⭐⭐⭐
    Answer: The first international player taken first overall without any US college experience.
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