NBA Trivia and Answers

Basketball has come to be loved by fans all over the world. NBA has without a doubt come to be recognized as the highest peak of basketball excellence. Here at TriviaQN we love the NBA and have collected a myriad of it's noteworthy and maybe not so noteworthy history trivia. We are delighted to present you with our fun and challenging trivia questions about it.

Challenge yourself with a NBA Trivia Quiz!

Easy

Before the 2016-17 incarnation of Russell Westbrook, who was the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season?

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Answer: Oscar Robertson
During his Hall of Fame career (with both the NBA and FIBA) throughout the 1960's and early 70's, Oscar "Big O" Robertson was easily the most-versatile player in the NBA.

Medium

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a native of which African country?

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Answer: Cameroon
Joel Embiid spent the first 16 years of his life in his home country of Cameroon before being brought to the United States by fellow Cameroonian NBA player Luc Mbah a Moute, who saw young Joel's potential as a player.

VeryHard

In what year was European basketball star Toni Kukoč drafted by the Chicago Bulls?

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Answer: 1990
Kukoč was actually drafted by the Bulls in 1990, though he spent three more years in Europe before actually joining the team in 1993.

Hard

Which NBA player made a cameo appearance in the 2016 comedy movie "Office Christmas Party"?

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Answer: Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler made a cameo appearance, as himself, in this highly-entertaining film about an out-of-control corporate Christmas party.

Medium

As of 2019, who is the only player in NBA history to have sired three sons who also played in the NBA?

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Answer: Rick Barry
In addition to Rick Barry's three sons (Brent, John and Drew), who went on to play in the standard NBA, he also has a fourth (Canyon) who signed with a team in the NBA G League in 2018.

VeryHard

Within the first 70 years of NBA history (1947-2017), who was the only player to record a 30-assist game?

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Answer: Scott Skiles
Orlando Magic point guard Scott Skiles dished out 30 assists against the Denver Nuggets on 30 December 1990.

Medium

Which NBA personality actually owns the term "three-peat", referring to a team winning three consecutive championships?

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Answer: Pat Riley
Although Pat Riley trademarked the term "three-peat" in 1988, he credits one of his players at the time, Byron Scott, with coining the phrase. Riley reportedly earned $300,000 in royalties when the Bulls three-peated in the 1990's.

Hard

Which former NBA player had his number 31 retired by the Duke Blue Devils?

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Answer: Shane Battier
Shane Battier won just about every college basketball award imaginable, including leading the Duke Blue Devils to the national championship in 2001. He also won a couple of NBA Championships as a member of the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.

Easy

Which NBA star faced a 15-year prison yet was granted clemency after only four months?

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Answer: Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson was accused of hitting a woman in the head with a chair during a tumultuous brawl at a bowling alley in 1993. Although evidence against him was ultimately deemed insufficient, undoubtedly his status as the number-one high school basketball player in the country helped get him released early by the Governor of Virginia himself.

VeryHard

Who was the first player in history to win the NBA's Most Improved Player Award in 1986?

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Answer: Alvin Robertson
The legendary Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs took home the first Most Valuable Player Award in 1986, following respectively in the preceding years by Dale Ellis, Kevin Duckworth and Kevin Johnson.



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