252+ Basketball Trivia Questions with Answers

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Whose nickname is "The Whiz Kid"?

  • Jason Kidd
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Who won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2011?

  • Lamar Odom
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Who won the H O R S E Competition at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game?

  • Kevin Durant
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Who won the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest?

  • Zach LaVine
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Who won the 2016 NBA All Star 3 point contest?

  • Klay Thompson
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Who won the 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest?

  • Nate Robinson
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Who won the 1982-83 NBA Championship beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 to 0?

  • Philadelphia 76ers
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Who was the Toronto Raptors' first pick in the 2009 NBA Draft?

  • DeMar DeRozan
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Who was the taken first overall in the 2018 NBA Draft?

  • Deandre Ayton
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Who was the MVP of the 2018 NBA Finals?

  • Kevin Durant
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Who was the McDonald's National High School Player of the Year in 2004?

  • Dwight Howard
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Who was the main sponsor of the 2016 NBA All Star 3 point contest?

  • Foot Locker
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Who was the Knicks' first Rookie of the Year?

  • Willis Reed
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Who was the first Turkish-born player in NBA history?

  • Hedo Turkoglu
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Who was the Charlotte Bobcats first-ever head coach?

  • Bernie Bickerstaff
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Who was the 1989 slam dunk champion who went by the nickname of "Sky"?

  • Kenny Walker
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Who was participate to participate at the 2018 NBA All Star Game due to a torn ACL?

  • Kristaps Porzingis
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Who was participate to participate at the 2018 NBA All Star Game due to a knee injury?

  • John Wall
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Who was NBA Rookie of the Year the year after Jordan was?

  • Patrick Ewing
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Who was named Nike Baller of the Year in 2005?

  • Manu Ginobili
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Who was in first place in the NBA's Western Division at the 2018 All Star break?

  • Houston Rockets
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Who was hired to coach the Chicago Bulls beginning in 2004?

  • Scott Skiles
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Who was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002 with only 4 NBA seasons?

  • Drazen Petrovic
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Who was drafted after LeBron James and ahead of Carmelo Anthony?

  • Darko Milicic
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Who signed a college letter of intent in 2001 but then decided to go pro?

  • Kwame Brown
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Who represented the Miami Heat at the 2018 NBA All Star Game?

  • Goran Dragic
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Who represented the Denver Nuggets at 2011 NBA All-Star Game?

  • Carmelo Anthony
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Who passed Kobe Bryant as the leading scorer in NBA All Star history?

  • LeBron James
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Who made the game-winning shot when the New York Knicks upset the Miami Heat in the 1999 playoffs?

  • Allan Houston
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Who led the Lakers in points in the 1996-1997 season?

  • Eddie Jones
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Who led the Chicago Bulls in assists per game in 2010-11?

  • Derrick Rose
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Who led all rookies in blocks for the 2009-10 NBA season

  • Serge Ibaka
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Who knocked the Celtics out of the 2018 NBA Playoffs?

  • Cleveland Cavs
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Who knocked the Boston Celtics out of the 2018 NBA Playoffs?

  • Cleveland Cavs
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Who is sometimes referred to as "The Human Victory Cigar"?

  • Darko Milicic
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Who finished first in the Southeast Division for the 2017-18 season?

  • Heat
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Who did the Warriors draft in the 2018 NBA Draft?

  • Jacob Evans
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Who did LeBron James have 61 points against as a Miami Heat player?

  • Charlotte Bobcats
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Who did Kevin Durant score 50 points against in February 2018?

  • Portland
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Who did James Harden score 60 points against in January 2018?

  • Orlando
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Who did announcer Johnny Most shriek "____ steals the ball"?

  • John Havlicek
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Who became a head coach after Flip Saunders died on October 25, 2015?

  • Sam Mitchell
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Which UNLV star and Charlotte Hornet was the NBA's 1992 Rookie of the Year?

  • Larry Johnson
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Which team selected Anthony Davis with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft?

  • New Orleans Hornets
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Which team drafted shooting guard Klay Thompson in the 2011 NBA Draft?

  • Golden State Warriors
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Which team drafted Jordan Hill 8th overall in 2009?

  • New York Knicks
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Which team drafted Derrick Favors 3rd overall in 2010?

  • New Jersey Nets
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Which team did Shaquille O'Neal finish his NBA career with, in the 2010-11 season?

  • Boston Celtics
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Which team did NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon play for?

  • Houston Rockets
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Which team beat the Los Angeles Lakers 4 to 0 to win the 1988-89 NBA Championship?

  • Detroit Pistons
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