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NBA-ness

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    Test your knowledge about all things NBA
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  • True or False: Air Jordans were once banned from the NBA.
    True
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  • True or False: the shortest player to ever play in the NBA was 5 feet 5 inches tall.
    False: The shortest player ever was 5 feet 3 inches tall.
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  • What does the NBA stand for?
    National Basketball Association (NBA)
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  • True or False: Kobe Bryant's Middle Name Is Bean
    True
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  • True of False: Before playing in the NBA Wilt Chamberlain was on the Harleem Globetrotters?
    True: He played for them for 1 year and then they retired his number.
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  • True of False: The fan-favorite three-point shot wasn't added in the NBA until 1950.
    False: The NBA thought it was too flashy and didn't adopt it until the 1979-1980 season
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  • In addition to the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell also coached ....
    Dallas Cowboys
    no other NBA teams
    Seattle SuperSonics and Sacramento Kings
    Knicks
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  • True or False: The San Antonio Spurs have a stable at their stadium where fans can park their horses.
    False
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  • True of False: The origional Twitter logo was named after Larry Bird
    True: The iconic blue bird logo nicknamed "Larry the Bird," was named after the NBA legend, Larry Bird
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  • True or False: Kyrie Irving was born in London, England.
    True: Irving was born in London, England.
    False: Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia
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  • The single most expensive Air Jordan sneaker ever sold is the Air Jordan 13 'Bred' pair that Jordan wore in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals. How much money was it sold for?
    5 million
    2.2 million
    1.5 million
    $500,000
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  • True or False: Rhode Island once had a NBA team.
    True: The Providence Steamrollers from 1946-1949
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  • Who holds the record for playing the most games in a single season?
    Jerry West
    Magic Johnson
    Walt Bellamy
    Michael Jordan
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  • True or False: Kobe shaved off all of this hair to look like Jordan.
    False: he shaved his head because he was balding.
    True: he wanted to look like his idol.
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  • Throughout NBA history, what two teams have never relocated?
    Lakers and Celtics
    they all have once relocated
    Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets
    Celtics and Knicks
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  • The Charlotte Hornets used to be called...
    The Charlotte Bobcats
    The Charlotte Kings
    The Charlotte Vipers
    The Charlotte Scorpions
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