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With a brand recognised worldwide and stars who we know today as household names, the NBA is considered by many to be the pinnacle of professional basketball. Players dedicate their entire lives to training in the hopes of one day hearing their names called out on draft night. But, what makes the NBA so special are its fans; from across the seven continents people tune in week after week to witness the excitement and the drama the NBA has to offer.
Despite the united front of today’s NBA, things weren’t always this way. The NBA was born from a merger of two competing basketball leagues, the BAA and the NBL, who after a long and bitter three year battle for fans and players, joined forces and became the NBA. For over 70 years the NBA has grown and evolved, introducing new technologies and concepts to the sport all the while playing host to some of the greatest athletes and most iconic moments in sports history.
How good is your NBA knowledge? Let’s find out just how much you know about the NBA with these 100 questions, ranked from easy, medium and hard. Will you carry your team to victory and win the MVP or sit on the bench and watch from the sidelines.
What does NBA stand for?
National Basketball Association
How many teams play in the NBA?
30 teams
Which two teams share the record for NBA championships won?
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics
Who is the all-time points scored record holder?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
As of 2023, which NBA teams play in California?
The Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors
Which NBA team plays in Miami, Florida?
The Miami Heat
The Rockets play in which US city?
Houston
Which NBA team is known as the Bulls?
Chicago
The Philadelphia 76ers play in which stadium?
The Wells Fargo Centre
The Sun’s play in which city?
Pheonix
Which player is the NBA logo modelled after?
Jerry West
Giannis Antetokounmpo was drafted by which NBA team in 2013?
The Milwaukee Bucks
Who won the very first official NBA game?
The New York Knicks
Which NBA team has the most players inducted into the Hall of Fame?
The Boston Celtics
How many personal fouls will get you removed from an NBA game?
6
Who was the shortest NBA player of all time?
Muggsy Bogues
Who invented the game of Basketball?
James Naismith
Which NBA player sold the most jerseys in 2022?
Steph Curry
Dirk Nowitzki played for which NBA team?
The Dallas Mavericks
Micheal Jordan famously retired from basketball in 1993, what sport did he go on to play instead?
Baseball
Who is the NBA championship trophy named after?
Larry O’Brien
Which NBA team plays at Madison Square Garden?
The New York Knicks
What NBA team won eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966?
The Boston Celtics
The Pelicans play in which city?
New Orleans
Who is the Chicago Bulls mascot?
Benny the Bull
The Spurs play in which city?
San Antonio
Which is the only NBA team which does not play on the continental United States?
The Indiana Pacers
The Charlotte Bobcats where renamed what?
The Charlotte Hornets
Who is the NBA commissioner?
Adam Silver
What is the average height in the NBA?
6”6’
How many regular season games are usually played?
162 games
Who has won the most regular season games all-time?
The Boston Celtics
Which player has won the most NBA championships?
Bill Russell
Who holds the record for the most three points made in a season with 402?
Stephen Curry
Who is the all-time blocks leader?
Hakeem Olajuwon
Who is the all-time leader in assists?
John Stockton
Which player has scored the most points in a single game?
Wilt Chamberlin
Which player played in the NBA the longest?
Vince Carter
Who was the NBA MVP of 2022?
Nikola Jokic
Who was the number 1 overall pick in the 2001 draft?
Kwame Brown
Who won the 2016 NBA dunk contest?
Zach Lavine
In what year was Magic Johnson inducted into the NBA hall of fame?
2002
In what year where the Boston Celtics founded?
1964
Who was the first player in NBA history to be elected league MVP by unanimous vote?
Stephan Curry
Which NBA player turned T.V personality was nicknamed ‘the Round Mound of Rebound’?
Charles Barkley
In what year was the 3-point line introduced into the NBA?
1979
In what year did Micheal Jordan first play in his now iconic Jordan 1s?
1984
Which team won the NBA finals in 2016, winning their first major sports title since 1964?
The Cleveland Cavaliers
What size shoe does NBA centre Shaquille O’Neil wear?
Size 23
Who holds the all-time record for most triple doubles?
Russell Westbrook
The 2020 NBA season was temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where were the remaining games held?
Walt Disney World, Orlando
When did the ABA and the NBA merge?
August 1976
Which team drafted James Harden?
Oklahoma City Thunder
The ‘Malice in the Palace’ was a fight which broke out between which two NBA teams?
The Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers
In which year did LeBron James first make the NBA finals?
2007
The Oklahoma City Thunder were originally called?
The Seattle Supersonics
What is the most points Micheal Jordan has ever scored in a regular season NBA game?
69 points
Which NBA arena has the highest seating capacity?
The United Centre
Mark Cuban is a majority owner in which NBA team?
The Dallas Mavericks
Who was the first pick in the 2020 NBA draft?
Anthony Edwards
Which player has the most finals MVP awards?
Micheal Jordan
Who is the youngest regular season MVP?
Derrick Rose
Who is the NBA all-time leader in free throws made?
Karl Malone
Who was the first African American head coach in the NBA?
Bill Russell
Who has the most made three points in a single game?
Klay Thompson
Chris Paul has played 18 season in the NBA, in that time how many teams has he played for?
5 teams
Which player holds the all-time record for most personal fouls in a career?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Who is the youngest ever first round draft pick?
Andrew Bynum
Which high school did Kobe Bryant play for?
Lower Merion High School
While playing for the Detroit Pistons, which jersey number did Allen Iverson play in?
No. 1
In which city did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar break Wilt Chamberlin’s record for most career points in NBA History?
Las Vegas, Nevada
NBA legend Phil Jackson won championships both as a head coach and as a player, but which team drafted him?
The New York Knicks
Which NBA player almost quit basketball to become a garbage man, only to then go on and win 3 NBA championships and 3 MVPs?
Larry Bird
In which year did the NBA ban players from being drafted straight out of high school?
2006
Bill Laimbeer, Isiah Thomas, Rock Mahron, Dennis Rodman, John Salley and Joe Dumars played for a Detroit Pistons team that was characterised by a physical and aggressive style of play, earning them which nickname?
‘The Bad Boy Pistons’
Who was the tallest recorded NBA player of all time?
Gheorghe Muresan
Which player has won the most NBA Dunk contests?
Nate Robinson
As of the 2022 season, who is the youngest NBA player to record a triple double?
Josh Giddey
Who is the only NBA player to retire with more career blocks than points scored?
Manute Bol
Who is the only broadcaster to ever be ejected from an NBA game?
Michael Rice
Who is the only Harlem Globetrotter to win league MVP in the NBA?
Wilt Chamberlain
Which NBA player was thrown out of a record 127 games?
Vern Mikkelsen
Who was the first player to have his jersey retired by the Miami Heat?
Michael Jordan
Who was the oldest player drafted in the NBA?
Pablo Prigioni
Klay Thompson scored a record 37 points in a quarter, which team did he do this against?
The Sacramento Kings
Which team did Kevin Garnett retire with?
The Minnesota Timberwolves
Which player is famously remembered for his media outburst about ‘practise’?
Allen Iverson
Which is the heaviest recorded player in NBA history?
Oliver Miller
Kawhi Leonard began his career with the San Antonio Spurs, but was drafted by which team?
The Indiana Pacers
Which NBA player is rumoured to have killed a lion with a spear when he was 15 years old?
Manute Bol
With 35.89 million viewers, the most viewed NBA finals game was played between which two teams?
The Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz
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