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NBA Trivia Quiz
Nothing But Net LeBron, Steph, Wemby, Jokić and the legends: titles, trades, records and nicknames.
134 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This NBA Trivia Quiz has 134 questions: 48 easy, 54 medium and 32 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 134 NBA questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Since 2009, the NBA Finals MVP trophy has carried the name of which Celtics great, winner of 11 titles?
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Bill Russell
Russell never won a Finals MVP himself: the award only began in 1969, his last season.
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After sealing gold against the hosts at Paris 2024, Steph Curry did which bedtime celebration?
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Night night
It was his first Olympics, at 36. Even Messi copied the hands-by-the-face gesture that summer.
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In 2019, LeBron's company tried to trademark which weekly food phrase he loved to shout on Instagram?
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Taco Tuesday
The US trademark office refused it as a 'commonplace term' that everyone already uses.
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In the 2008 Dunk Contest, Dwight Howard pulled off his jersey to reveal what superhero costume?
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Superman
He didn't really dunk: he threw it in from near the free-throw line, but the crowd loved it and he won.
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After winning a record 73 games, the 2016 Warriors led the Finals 3-1. Which team came back to beat them?
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Cleveland Cavaliers
No team had ever come back from 3-1 down in the Finals. It ended Cleveland's 52-year wait for a major title.
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Since 2023, the NBA MVP lifts a trophy named after which legend, who asked that it not show his likeness?
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Michael Jordan
Its badge has six sides for his six titles, and its base has five for his five MVP awards.
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The West's conference finals MVP gets the Magic Johnson Trophy. The East's is named after which old rival of Magic?
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Larry Bird
Both stars debuted in 1979. The first winners in 2022 were Jayson Tatum and Steph Curry.
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Which 7'1" centre, a champion with the Lakers and the Heat, made just one three-pointer in 19 NBA seasons?
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Shaquille O'Neal
He went 1 for 22 from deep. The one that dropped came for Orlando in 1995-96.
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In 2019, Toronto became the first team outside the US to win the NBA title. Which two-time defending champion did they beat in the Finals?
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Golden State Warriors
Kawhi Leonard was Finals MVP, and it was the first Finals with games played outside the United States.
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Which Toronto rapper is the Raptors' best-known superfan, with his own record label's colours on some of their jerseys?
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Drake
The team wears OVO-themed jerseys, and its 'Welcome Toronto' logo nods to his close links with the club.
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The morning after scoring 50 to win the 2021 title, Giannis drove through which fast-food chain with both trophies, ordering a 50-piece?
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Chick-fil-A
He asked for exactly 50: 'not 51, not 49', to match his points in Game 6 against Phoenix.
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In December 2024, Victor Wembanyama surprised New Yorkers by playing which game with fans in Washington Square Park?
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Chess
Days earlier he had asked on X where to play chess in the city; fans turned up despite the rain.
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In March 2026, which Miami Heat big man scored 83 points in one game, passing his idol Kobe Bryant's 81?
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Bam Adebayo
Only Wilt's 100 is higher. He also set records with 36 free throws made from 43 tries against Washington.
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Kobe Bryant's 81 points in 2006 stood as the second-best game ever for 20 years. Which team did he score them against?
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Toronto Raptors
The Lakers trailed by 18 in the third quarter. Kobe scored 55 after halftime and they won 122-104.
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The NBA's Rookie of the Year trophy is named after which legend, who also won MVP in his very first season?
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Wilt Chamberlain
He averaged 37.6 points a game as a rookie in 1959-60, a sign of the scoring records to come.
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Which Lakers legend, said to be the player in the NBA logo, has the Clutch Player of the Year trophy named after him?
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Jerry West
He's also the only Finals MVP ever to come from the losing team, back in 1969.
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Blake Griffin won the 2011 Dunk Contest by leaping over what, as a choir sang 'I Believe I Can Fly'?
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A car
He cleared the bonnet, not the roof, and won with 68% of the fan vote.
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The 2015-16 Warriors won a record 73 games. Whose 72-win record did they break, with their coach Steve Kerr a player on that team?
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Chicago Bulls
The Warriors finished 73-9, one better than the 1995-96 Bulls' 72-10, but then lost the Finals.
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At just 18, Luka Dončić won the 2017 EuroBasket title with which small country, its first ever?
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Slovenia
They beat Serbia 93-85 in Istanbul, with Goran Dragić named tournament MVP.
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In 1993-94, which Nigerian-born centre became the only player to win MVP, Finals MVP and the top defensive award in one season?
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Hakeem Olajuwon
His Rockets beat the Knicks for Houston's first title, then won again the next year from sixth seed.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the NBA Trivia Quiz?
134. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
Can I play the NBA Trivia Quiz with friends online?
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Is the NBA Trivia Quiz free?
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Do I have to spell the answers exactly?
No. You type your answers, and Braggit accepts close spellings, so a small typo still scores.
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