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Basketball Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Basketball? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The shortest player ever to play in the NBA was under 5 feet 3 inches tall.

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Muggsy Bogues stood 5'3" and played for 14 NBA seasons. He remains the shortest player in league history.

2.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school varsity basketball team as a sophomore.

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Jordan was cut from Laney High School's varsity team in 1978. He used it as motivation to become one of the greatest ever.

3.

The three-point line has been the same distance from the hoop since the NBA introduced it.

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✗ FALSE

The NBA moved the three-point line closer from 1984 to 1997 to increase scoring, then moved it back to the original distance.

4.

Wilt Chamberlain once scored 100 points in a game without ever shooting a three-pointer.

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Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962 predated the three-point line. He did it all with two-pointers and free throws.

5.

The NBA banned the slam dunk for nearly a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.

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No dunk ban ever existed in the NBA. The NCAA banned it from 1967 to 1976, which is a common confusion with the pros.

6.

Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball and peach baskets.

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James Naismith used a soccer ball and nailed peach baskets to a balcony. The bottom was later removed so balls could fall out.

7.

Dribbling was not part of the original rules of basketball invented by Naismith.

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The original game only allowed passing the ball. Dribbling was introduced later as players figured out they could move by bouncing it.

8.

A basketball rim is exactly twice the diameter of a regulation basketball.

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A rim is 18 inches in diameter, while a men's ball is about 9.5 inches wide—just under double, not exactly double.

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