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James was born in 1861 an American, Isaac Newton was a physicist, Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the USA. John Piper is fictional. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Isaac Newton, Theodore Roosevelt, John Piper

Prior to the merger five members of the National Basketball League had moved to the BAA--the Baltimore Bullets, Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals, Indianapolis Olympians, and Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. After the merger, the Syracuse Nationals, Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins, Denver Nuggets, Waterloo Hawks, and Tri-City Blackhawks moved to the now NBA. The NBA then included seventeen teams including the Chicago Stags, New York Knicks, Washington Capitols, St. Louis Bombers, Philadelphia Warriors, and Boston Celtics of the BAA. Difficulty: Hard.

 

American Basketball League, Continental Basketball Association, Continental Basketball League

World B. Free was born as Lloyd Bernard Free and given the nickname of "World" while growing up in New York. It stuck so much that when he turned pro in 1975 that was the name everyone knew him by. Free was an offensive wizard, averaging more than 20 points a game over a career that lasted until 1991.

The other "World" started his career as Ron Artest, and some years after missing nearly an entire season for fighting with a fan during a game changed his name to Metta World Peace. His career started in 2000 with the Chicago Bulls and he changed his name in 2011 while a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career World Peace was known as a defensive stalwart winning the league's defensive player of the year award in 2004. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Michael World, World Jones, Jarron C. World

The "Big O' did it in the 1961-1962 NBA season. Difficulty: Average.

 

Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West

The Detroit Pistons won the 2004-05 NBA Championship with Tayshaun. Difficulty: Average.

 

Detroit Pistons & Syracuse, Houston Rockets & UCLA, LA Lakers & Gonzaga

The National Basketball Association was formed in 1945. Although many people say basketball is an American sport, a Canadian by the name of James Naismith invented the sport. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Nationwide Basketball Athleticism, New Basketball Alliance, No Basketball Allowed

The Wizards came into the playoffs for the first time in many years, beating the Bulls in the first round. The Heat had the best record in the East, and destroyed the Nets in round one. Well, the same thing happened to the Wizards. Miami won four straight to finish off the Wizards, and advance to the Eastern Conference Championship. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers

Nash barely edged Shaq to win the award. He was only the fourth point guard to win the award. The others included Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, and Bob Cousy. Steve averaged 15.5 points per game, 11.5 assists per game, and 3.3 rebounds per game for the 2004-2005 NBA season. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Amare Stoudemire

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are first cousins. They both played for Toronto in 2000, when T-Mac assisted famously VC to win the Slam Dunk Contest. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash

Shirley signed with the Bulls in the 2001 season on a 10-day contract. He then was released, and was signed by the Suns. Difficulty: Hard.

 

10 days, 1 year, 3 years

T-Mac averaged 28.0 ppg in that season for Orlando. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki

He played for six seasons with the Bucks, and scored over 2000 points in all but one season. Graduating from UCLA, Kareem came back home in 1976, to help regain the Laker dynasty. Kareem helped the Lakers to eight NBA finals in his 14 seasons in the purple and gold. Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) retired from basketball in 1989. Difficulty: Easy.

 

1989, 1956, 1997

Fred Jones won the All-Star Slam Dunk contest in Los Angeles on February 14, 2004. He got a score of 86 beating two-time champion Jason Richardson who got a score of 78. Chris Andersen and Ricky Davis got 3rd and 4th. Richard Jefferson of the New Jersey Nets did not attend this slam dunk contest and neither did Portland Trailblazer Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Jason Richardson, Richard Jefferson, Shareef Abdur-Rahim

It was only Duncan's second year in the NBA when he got the MVP while playing for the Spurs. Difficulty: Average.

 

David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston

Trenton Hassel played guard for the Bulls, and started many games in the 2002-03 regular season. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Denver Nuggets, Seattle Supersonics, Atlanta Hawks

He did it against New York in March 2, 1962. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan

Noted for his steals for Boston, he was well nicknamed. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson

Dominique Wilkins was one of the greatest dunkers of all time, mostly with the Hawks. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Allen Iverson

 

Bark, Loud Mouth, The Large Philly Star

He went to high school in South Africa until he was noticed by Georgetown scouts. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Notre Dame, North Carolina, Maryland

The ultimate jersey number and it is now famous. Difficulty: Easy.

 

45, 5, 51

What more is there to say about this man? At only 6' 1" he truly is the greatest NBA player in history inch for inch! Difficulty: Average.

Basketball was made from soccer balls. Fruits on the other hand would have burst if being used, Meatball also wouldn't be considered good and balloons hilariously would just leave the players running around or burst without getting a few shots! Difficulty: Easy.

 

Fruits, Meatball, Balloons

The Boston Celtics won sixteen: 1957, 1959, 1960-1966, 1968-1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, and 1986. The Lakers won twelve: 1949-1950, 1952-1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988, and 2000. The Lakers moved from Minneapolis to Los Angles for the 1960-61 season. The Warriors moved to San Francisco for the 1962-63 season, and changed the team name to Golden State for the 1971-72 season. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors

Dirk Nowitzki, a German basketball player, won the award in 2011. The ESPY Awards started in 1993.

Other winners included: Michael Jordan (1993), Barry Bonds (1994), Steve Young (1995), Cal Ripken Jr. (1996), Michael Johnson (1997), Ken Griffey Jr. (1998 tied), Tiger Woods (1998 tied, 2000-02, 08), Mark McGwire (1999) Lance Armstrong (2003-06), LaDainian Tomlinson (2007), Michael Phelps (2009), Drew Brees (2010) and Lebron James (2012-13). Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

Michael Jordan won 10 scoring titles in his career. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Playing golf, Dunking the ball, Having dinner

The final score was 169-147 in favor of the Warriors. He had 41 at halftime and hit the shot to give him 100 with 46 seconds left. Difficulty: Hard.

 

San Francisco Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, St. Louis Hawks

He also played with his cousin Vince Carter on the Raptors. Difficulty: Easy.

 

LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat

Van Gundy resigned and left a wide open spot for coaching great Pat Riley. Time will tell if Riley can keep up as being a great leader. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Pat Riley, Kurt Rambis, John Lucas

Quentin Richardson and Joe Johnson both competed in the 2004-05 three-point contest. Quentin Richardson won the event and Joe Johnson finished third next to Kyle Korver of the Philadelphia 76ers. Difficulty: Hard.

 

San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets

The Toronto Raptors drafted Antawn Jamison in the 1998 draft. They then traded with the Golden State Warriors for Vince Carter. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Draft pick, Signed a free agent, Picked up on waivers

There are 4 quarters, each 12 minutes long. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

6, 2, 3

Posey was a great player in college and was selected to be on the 1999 NBA All-Rookie second team. His first ever double-double was against the Sacramento Kings on January 12, 2001. James flew with 19 rebounds and 12 points in this game. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Dahntay Jones, Pau Gasol, Mike Williams

MJ retired from the NBA to pursue other interests. After a short stint in Major League Baseball with the White Sox, he returned in the number 45 jersey for the Bulls. Difficulty: Easy.

 

47, 23, 1

Naismith created the sport in the late 1800s. He was Canadian. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Jefferson Davis, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Jacque Vonguberhimen

After playing for five seasons with the Syracuse Nationals, Greer came to the 76ers for 10 more seasons. Greer was known for not only being a great guard, but shot his free throws from the corner of the key. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Jerry West, Jason Kidd, John Havlicek

This game was on November 1, 1946, and the Knicks won 68-66. In 1946, there were not many teams. Difficulty: Hard.

On December 1, 1997, Latrell Sprewell and coach P.J. Carlesimo had a run-in during a Golden State Warriors practice. The confrontation apparently resulted in Sprewell wrapping his hands around Carlesimo's neck in a choking position. As a result of the incident, Sprewell was suspended for the rest of the NBA season (68 games) during which time he was traded to the New York Knicks. Carlesimo stuck around for another two years, but was finally fired by the Warriors during the 1989-90 season. His overall record with the team...46-113. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Shaquille O'Neal, Derrick Coleman, Dennis Rodman

He had over 4,206 assists at Cleveland (1986 to 1995). Difficulty: Easy.

 

Andre Miller, John Stockton, Dan Issel

His first season after his second retirement, Michael jordan played in this All-Star game. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Washington, Dallas, Detroit